Methods and systems for adjusting the field of view of an ultrasound probe

US12102482B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

• Frank Michael Weber · Hamburg, DE
• Irina Waechter-Stehle · Hamburg, DE
• Tobias Wissel · Lübeck, DE
• Arne Ewald · Hamburg, DE
• Matthias Lenga · Mainz, DE
• Jochen Peters · Norderstedt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 13, 2020
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2024
• Expiry date: May 12, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2207/30048
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention provides for a method for switching between fields of view of an ultrasound probe. The method begins by obtaining an anatomical model representing a region of interest of a subject and establishing a first field of view relative to an ultrasonic probe, wherein the first field of view comprises an initial portion of the region of interest. Ultrasound data is then obtained from the first field of view by way of the ultrasonic probe and a first anatomical feature is identified within the first field of view based on the ultrasound data. A location in digital space of the first field of view relative to the anatomical model is determined based on the first anatomical feature. A second field of view is then established based on the anatomical model and the first field of view, wherein the first field of view functions as a reference field of view. The field of view is then switched from the first field of view to the second field of view.