Guiding instrument insertion
US11896425B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying blood vessels in ultrasound images and displaying blood vessels in ultrasound images are described. In some embodiments, the method is implemented by a computing device and includes receiving an ultrasound image that includes one or more blood vessels, and determining, with a neural network implemented at least partially in hardware of the computing device, diameters of the one or more blood vessels in the ultrasound image. The method includes receiving a user selection of an instrument size, and indicating, in the ultrasound image, at least one blood vessel of the one or more blood vessels based on the instrument size and the diameters of the one or more blood vessels.
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