Method and system for enhanced fetal visualization by detecting and displaying a fetal head position with cross-plane ultrasound images
US9947097B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30044
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A processor identifies a first set of characteristic models of a structure in cross-plane images acquired at a first acquisition period. The processor identifies a second set of characteristic models of the structure in cross-plane images acquired at a second subsequent acquisition period. The processor determines an amount of rotation of the structure based at least in part on a difference in shape of the first set of characteristic models and the second set of characteristic models. The system and method may include determining a labor progress based at least in part on the determined amount of rotation of the structure. The structure may be a fetal head. The cross-plane images acquired at the first acquisition period may be acquired simultaneously by a single ultrasound device. The cross-plane images acquired at the second subsequent acquisition period may be acquired simultaneously by a single ultrasound device.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.