Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-12
2011-10-04
Casler, Brian (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
active
08029445
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for processing ultrasonic image signals is disclosed. The method involves receiving a plurality of input sample values representing reflected sound waves in a ultrasonic system, exponentiating each input sample to produce a plurality of respective exponentiated sample values, conditioning the exponentiated sample values to produce conditioned exponentiated sample values for receipt by an imageformer, and causing the imageformer to produce an image representing the ultrasonic sound waves in response to the conditioned exponentiated sample values.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4858124 (1989-08-01), Lizzi et al.
patent: 6200266 (2001-03-01), Shokrollahi et al.
patent: 6238342 (2001-05-01), Feleppa et al.
patent: 6245016 (2001-06-01), Daft et al.
patent: 6422997 (2002-07-01), Green
patent: 6549802 (2003-04-01), Thornton
patent: 2003/0065260 (2003-04-01), Cheng et al.
patent: 2003/0097068 (2003-05-01), Hossack et al.
patent: 2004/0039284 (2004-02-01), Alam et al.
patent: 2004/0054281 (2004-03-01), Adam et al.
patent: 2004/0248589 (2004-12-01), Gwon et al.
patent: 2005/0288583 (2005-12-01), Hirota
patent: WO 0027289 (1999-11-01), None
patent: WO 2005092197 (2005-03-01), None
E.J. Feleppa, et al., “Novel methods of analyzing radio-frequency echo signals for the purpose of imaging brachytherapy seed is used to treat prostate cancer”, Proc. of SPIE 4687, 127-138, 2002.
CC Blake, et al., “Variability and accuracy of measurements of prostate brachytherapy seed position in vitro using three-dimensional ultrasound: An intra- and inter-observer study”, Medical Physics, Dec. 2000, vol. 27, Issue 12, pp. 2788-2795.
Patricia E. Lindsay, Jake Van Dyk, and Jerry J. Battista, “A systematic study of imaging uncertainties and their impact on 125l prostate brachytherapy dose evaluation”, Medical Physics, Jul. 2003, vol. 30, Issue 7, pp. 1897-1908.
Zhouping Wei, et al., “Robot-assisted 3D-TRUS guided prostate brachytherapy: System integration and validation”, Medical Physics, Mar. 2004, vol. 31, Issue 3, pp. 539-548.
F.G. Mitri, P. Trompette, and J-Y Chapelon, “Improving the use of vibro-acoustography for brachytherpy metal seed imaging: A feasibility study”, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Jan. 2004, vol. 23, Issue 1, pp. 1-6.
S.A. McAleavey, “Doppler technique for the detection and localization of modified brachytherapy seeds”, Proceedings of SPIE, 2002, vol. 4687, pp. 190-198.
Fredereic L. Lizzi e al., “Theoretical Framework for spectrum analysis in ultrasonic tissue characterization”, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 73 4, 1983.
F.L. Lizzi, M. Ostromogilsky, E.J. Feleppa, M.S. Rorke, and M.M. Yaremko, “Relationship of ultrasonic spectral parameters to features of tissue microstructure”, IEEE Trans. Ultrason., Ferroelec., Freq. Contr., 34:3, 19-329, 1987.
E.J. Feleppa, W.R. Fair, T. Liu, A. Kalisz, W. Gnadt, F.L. Lizzi, K.C. Balaji, C.R. Porter, and H. Tsai, “Two-dimensional and three-dimensional tissue-type imaging of the prostate based on ultrasonic spectrum analysis and neuralnetwork classification”, Medical Instrumentation Engineers, K.K. Shung and M. Insana (Eds.), vol. 3982, pp. 152-160, Bellingham, WA, 2000.
E.J. Feleppa, T. Liu, F.L. Lizzi, A. Kalisz, R.H. Silverman, B. Sigel, and W.R. Fair, “Three-dimensional ultrasonic parametric and tissue-property imaging for tissue evaluation, treatment planning, therpy guidance, and efficacy assessment”, Medical Instrumentation Engineers, K.K. Shung and M. Insana (Eds.), vol. 3982, pp. 68-76, Bellingham, WA, 2000.
E.J. Feleppa, et al., “Prostate imaging based on RF spectrum analysis and non-linear classifiers for guiding biopsies and targeting radiotherapy”, Medical Imaging 2001: Imaging and Signal Processing, vol. 4325, pp. 371, 2000.
Abolmaesumi P, Sirouspour MR, “An interacting multiple model probabilistic data association filter for cavitiy boundary extraction from ultrasonic imgages”, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 23(6): 772-784, 2004.
Shao F, Ling KV, Ng WS, Wu RY, “Prostate Boundary Detection From Ultrasonic Images”, Medical Physics, 27(8): 1777-1788, 2000.
Shen D, Zhan Y and Davatzikos C.,“Segmentation of Prostate Boundaries From Ultrasound Images Using Statistical Shape Model”, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 22(4): 539-551, 2003.
Alterovitz R, Pouliot J, Taschereau R, Hsu ICJ, Goldberg K, “Needle Insertion and Radioactive Seed Implantation in Human Tissues: Simulation and Sensitivity Analysis”, Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2003), Sep. 2003.
Nag S, Bice W, DeWyngaert K, Prestidge B, Stock R, Yu Y., “The American Brachytherapy Society recommendations for permanent prostate brachytherapy postimplant dosimetric analysis”, Int J Radiation Oncology Biol Phys, 46: 221-230, 2000.
Zelefsky MJ, Yamada Y, Marion C, Sim S, Cohen G, Ben-Porat L, Silvern D and Zaider M., “Improved conformality and decreased toxicity with intraoperative computer-optimized transperineal ultrasound-guided prostate brachytherapy”, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 55: 956-963, 2003.
American Cancer Society, “Cancer Facts and Figures 2006”, American Cancer Society, Inc., Atlanta, GA, 2006.
A.L. Zietman, “Localized Prostate Cancer: Brachytherapy”, Curr Treat Options Oncol 3, 429-436, 2002.
L. Potters, “Permanent prostate brachytherapy in men with clinically localized prostate cancer”, Clin. Oncol. 15, 301-315, 2003.
S. Nag, J.P.Ciezki, R. Cormack, et al.,“Intraoperative planning and evaluation of permanent prostate brachytherapy: Report of the American Brachytherapy Society”, Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Ohys. 51, 1422-1430, 2001.
L. Beaulieu, D. Tubic, J. Pouliot et al., “Post-implant dosimetry using fusion of ultrasound images with 3D seed coordinates from fluoroscopic images in transperineal interstitial permanent prostate brachytherapy”, Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 48(3 suppl), 360, 2000.
D. French, J. Morris, M. Keyes, and S.E. Salcudean, “Real-time dosimetry for prostate brachytherapy using TRUS and fluoroscopy”, Proc. MICCAI 3217, 983-991, 2004.
L. Gong, P.S. Cho, B.H. Han, et al., “Ultrasonography and fluoroscopic fusion for prostate brachytherapy dosimetry”, Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 54, 1322-1330, 2002.
A. Jain, T. Mustufa, Y. Zhou, et al., “Matching and reconstruction of brachytherapy seeds using the Hungarian algorithm (MARSHAL)”, Proc. SPIE 5744, 810-821, 2005.
Y. Su, B.J. Davis, M.G. Herman, and R.A. Rob, “Fluoroscopy to ultrasound image registration using implanted sees as fiducials during permanent prostate brachytherapy”, Proc. SPIE 5367, 371-378, 2004.
D.A. Todor, M. Zaider, G.N. Cohen, et al., “Intraoperative dynamic dosimetry for prostate implants”, Phys. Med. Biol. 48, 1153-1171, 2003.
M. Zhang, M. Zaider, M. Worman, and G. Cohen, “On the question of 3D seed reconstruction in prostate brachytherapy: the determination of x-ray source and film locations”, Phys. Med Biol. 49, 335-345, 2004.
Y. Yu, S.T. Acton, and K. Thornton, “Detection of radioactive seeds in ultrasound images of the prostate”, Proc. IEEE Int. Conf, Image Process. 2, 319-322, 2001.
D.R. Holmes III and R.A. Robb, “Improved automated brachytherapy seed localization in trans-urethral ultrasound data”, Proc. SPIE 5367, 353-360, 2004.
M. Ding, Z. Wei, D.B. Downey, and A. Fenster, “Automated seed localization for intra-operative prostate brachytherapy based on 3D line segment patterns”, Proc. SPIE 5744, 417-424, 2005.
B.J. Davis, R.R. Kinnick, M. Fatemi, et al., “Measurement of the ultrasound backscatter signal from three seed types as a function of incidence angle: Application to permanent prostate brachytherapy”, Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 57, 1174-1182, 2003
Lawrence Peter D.
Salcudean Septimiu E.
Wen Xu
Zahiri-Azar Reza
Casler Brian
Cwern Jonathan G
The University of British Columbia
LandOfFree
Method and apparatus for processing ultrasound image signals does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for processing ultrasound image signals, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for processing ultrasound image signals will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4296235