Method for generating anatomical M-mode displays

USRE37088E · kind E · reissue

Assignee

• Vingmed Sound A/S · NO

Inventors

• Bjorn Olstad · Stathelle, NO
• Eivind Holm · Horten, NO
• James Ashman · Runcorn, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: May 13, 1998
• Grant date: Mar 6, 2001
• Expiry date: May 13, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A method for generating anatomical M-Mode displays for ultrasonic investigation of living biological structures during movement of the structure, for example a heart function, employing an ultrasonic transducer (21) comprises the acquisition of a time series of 2D or 3D ultrasonic images (22), arranging said time series so as to constitute data sets, providing at least one virtual M-Mode line (23) co-registered with said data sets, subjecting said data sets to computer processing on the basis of said at least one virtual M-Mode line, whereby interpolation along said at least one virtual M-Mode line is effected, and displaying the resulting computed anatomical M-Mode display (24) on a display unit.