Automated border detection in ultrasonic diagnostic images
US6491636B2 · kind B2 · utility
155Cited by
13References
37Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30048
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention describes automatically tracing a tissue border in an ultrasonic image which is accomplished by acquiring one or more images, locating anatomical landmarks in the image, fitting a border trace to the anatomical landmarks, and displaying an ultrasonic image in which a tissue border has been automatically traced. Adjustable control points are located on the displayed border, enabling the automatically drawn border to be manually adjusted by a rubberbanding technique.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.