Methods and systems for segmenting a structure in medical images
US10588605B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/5207
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems for segmenting structures in medical images are provided. The methods and systems drive a plurality of transducer element, and collect receive signals from the transducer array at a receive beamformer to form beam summed signals. The methods and systems generate a first ultrasound image of a region of interest (ROI) having tissue elements and blood elements, and generate a second ultrasound image of the ROI having tissue elements and blood elements. The tissue elements of the first ultrasound image having a higher intensity than the blood elements. The blood elements of the second ultrasound image having a higher intensity than the tissue elements. The methods and systems further perform segmentation by simultaneously applying edge detection on the first and second ultrasound images for the ROI.
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