Rib blockage delineation in anatomically intelligent echocardiography
US11622743B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/483
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for using an interactive visual guidance tool for an imaging acquisition and display configured for user navigation with respect to a blockage of a field of view detects, and spatially defines, the blockage. It also integrates, with the image for joint visualization, an indicium that visually represents the definition. The indicium is moved dynamically according to movement, relative to the blockage, of the field of view. The indicium can be shaped like a line segment, or two indicia can be joined in a “V” shape to frame a region of non-blockage. The defining may be based on determining whether ultrasound beams in respective directions are blocked.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.