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Ultrasound imaging system and method for tracking a specular reflector

US9622724B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Eigil Samset · Horten, NO
Anders R. Sørnes · Oslo, NO
Raja Sekhar Bandaru · Oslo, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2014
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 21, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S15/8915
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasound imaging system and method includes identifying, with a processor, a subset of the ultrasound channel data with a specular reflector signature, and implementing, with the processor, a specular reflector processing technique on the subset of the ultrasound channel data to calculate at least one of a position and an orientation of a specular reflector. The system and method includes performing an action based on at least one of the position and the orientation of the specular reflector.

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