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Method and apparatus for rendering an ultrasound image

US9655592B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Gerald Schroecker · Zipf, AT
Eduard Gröller · Wien, AT
Alexey Karimov · Wien, AT
Stefan Bruckner · Wien, AT
Daniel John Buckton · Kirchdorf an der Krems, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 21, 2014
Grant date	May 23, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 27, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2210/41
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for rendering an image from ultrasound image data includes dividing the ultrasound image data into at least a first group of voxels and a second group of voxels, based on comparing voxel echo intensity to a threshold value. The method further includes processing the first group of voxels according to a first protocol and processing the second group of voxels according to a second protocol. The method further includes generating an image that includes both the first group of processed voxels and the second group of processed voxels to enhance realism of the rendered image.

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