Surgery – Ultrasound 3-d imaging
Patent
1998-06-02
2000-09-12
Lateef, Marvin M.
Surgery
Ultrasound 3-d imaging
600441, A61B 800
Patent
active
061162442
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for generating three-dimensional representations using opacity modulation are provided. The opacity level associated with each datum in a 3D volume data set is controlled as a function of at least one Doppler parameter, such as variance. Areas of high variance are assigned a higher level of opacity than areas of low variance. For a Doppler velocity image, velocities associated with high variance are displayed more opaquely than velocities associated with low variance, thereby emphasizing the more opaque regions. The more transparent velocities (i.e., those associated with low variance) still contribute to the image and are displayed. Other Doppler parameters may be used for the image, such as energy, tissue motion or variance. Furthermore, other Doppler parameters may be used to control the opacity, such as velocity, energy or tissue motion.
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Guracar Ismayil M.
Hossack John A.
Main Joan C.
Acuson Corporation
Imam Ali M.
Lateef Marvin M.
Summerfield, Esq. Craig A.
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