Clustering, noise reduction and visualization method for doppler ultrasound images
US10627497B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/52036
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides an analysis system for Doppler ultrasound image includes: a capture device, a processing device, and an output device. The capture device obtains a plurality of Doppler ultrasound images. The processing device arranges the color value in each pixel of the images based on the time domain, and obtains a reference sequence through a referencing method, furthermore performs a clustering method to obtain a plurality of correlation coefficient values, then uses a clustering and noise reducing method to classify into a primary pulsatile signal, a secondary pulsatile signal, and a noise signal, finally annotates the primary pulsatile signal, a secondary pulsatile signal, and a noise signal with different color values, respectively. The output device displays a plurality of visualized pulsatile ultrasound images for visualization.
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