Steady frame rate volumetric ultrasound imaging
US10939895B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K11/34
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for providing three-dimensional ultrasound images of a volume (50) and an ultrasound imaging system (10). In particular, the current invention applies to live three-dimensional imaging. To maintain a steady frame rate of the displayed images even if a user changes a region of interest and, therewith, the size of the volume (50) to be scanned, it is contemplated to adjust a density of the scanning lines within the volume (50) as a function of a size of the volume while maintaining a total number of scanning lines across the volume (50).
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