Ultrasound system and method for providing guide line of needle
US9706978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30021
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided are an ultrasound system and method for providing a guide line corresponding to a pathway through which a needle is introduced or inserted. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound data acquisition unit that transmits an ultrasound signal to a living body into which the needle is inserted, receives an ultrasound echo signal reflected from the living body, and acquires ultrasound data corresponding to each of a plurality of ultrasound images, and a processor that generates the plurality of ultrasound images by using the ultrasound data, creates a mask image for detecting a position and an angle at which the needle is introduced, detects the position and angle by using the mask image, and sets a guide line of the needle on the ultrasound image by using the position and angle.
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