Medical diagnostic imaging optimization based on anatomy recognition

US7648460B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Constantine Simopoulos · Menlo Park, US
• Shaohua Kevin Zhou · Plainsboro, US
• Jin-hyeong Park · Princeton, US
• Dorin Comaniciu · Princeton Junction, US
• Bogdan Georgescu · Plainsboro, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 2006
• Grant date: Jan 19, 2010
• Expiry date: Jun 30, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B8/0883
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Anatomical information is identified from a medical image and/or used for controlling a medical diagnostic imaging system, such as an ultrasound system. To identify anatomical information from a medical image, a processor applies a multi-class classifier. The anatomical information is used to set an imaging parameter of the medical imaging system. The setting or identification may be used in combination or separately.