Method and system for providing ultrasound image enhancement by automatically adjusting beamformer parameters based on ultrasound image analysis
US11903768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20092
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for automatically adjusting beamformer parameters based on ultrasound image analysis to enhance ultrasound image acquisition is provided. The method includes acquiring, by an ultrasound system, an ultrasound image. The method includes segmenting, by at least one processor, the ultrasound image to identify anatomical structure(s) and/or image artifact(s) in the ultrasound image. The method includes detecting, by the at least one processor, a location of each of the identified anatomical structure(s) and/or image artifact(s). The method includes automatically adjusting, by the at least one processor, at least one beamformer parameter based on the detected location of one or more of the identified anatomical structure(s) and/or the image artifact(s). The method includes acquiring, by the ultrasound system, an enhanced ultrasound image based on the automatically adjusted at least one beamformer parameter. The method includes presenting, at a display system, the enhanced ultrasound image.
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