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Method, apparatus, and ultrasonic machine for generating a fused ultrasonic image

US9451934B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Dongqing Chen · Port Jefferson Station, US
Jiajiu Yang · Wuxi, CN
Menachem Halmann · Wauwatosa, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 25, 2014
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B8/5207
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method, apparatus, and ultrasonic machine for generating a fused ultrasonic image. The method comprises extracting an anatomical location from a stored ultrasonic image, and generating the fused ultrasonic image according to the anatomical location and a currently obtained ultrasonic image. The apparatus comprises an extraction module for extracting an anatomical location from a stored ultrasonic image, and a generation module for generating the fused ultrasonic image according to the anatomical location and a currently obtained ultrasonic image.

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