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Fetal ultrasound imaging

An ultrasonic imaging system, fetal technology, applied in ultrasonic/sonic/infrasound image/data processing, ultrasonic/sonic/infrasonic diagnosis, sonic diagnosis, etc., can solve problems such as labeling tasks that do not assist anatomical features

Active Publication Date: 2019-07-30
KONINKLJIJKE PHILIPS NV
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However, this device does not assist its user in facilitating the task of labeling (other) anatomical features of the fetus in 3D images

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[0033] It should be understood that the drawings are merely schematic and not drawn to scale. It should also be understood that the same reference numbers are used throughout the drawings to indicate the same or similar parts.

[0034] figure 1 A schematic illustration of an ultrasound imaging system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment is shown. The ultrasound imaging system 100 is applied to examine a volumetric region of an anatomy, in particular an anatomy of a patient 13 including a fetus 8 . A 3D image of such a volumetric region will also be referred to as an imaging volume, and a 2D slice of such a 3D image will also be referred to as a volume slice.

[0035] The ultrasound imaging system 100 includes an ultrasound probe 10 having at least one transducer array with a plurality of transducer elements for transmitting and / or receiving ultrasound waves. The transducer elements are preferably arranged in a two-dimensional (2D) array configured to electronically stee...

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An ultrasound imaging system (1) is disclosed comprising a data storage arrangement (220) for storing ultrasound imaging data comprising an imaging volume of a fetus (8); a processor arrangement (210)communicatively coupled to the data storage arrangement and responsive to a user interface (120); and a display device (50) under control of said processor arrangement. The processor arrangement is adapted to identify a fetal reference structure having an elongated shape (80) in said imaging volume; define a reference point (81) on said fetal reference structure; interpret a translation instruction from the user interface as a translation of said reference point along the elongation direction of the identified fetal reference structure; and display the imaging volume together with a volume slice (51, 51') of the imaging volume perpendicular to the elongation direction on the display device, said volume slice coinciding with the translated reference point, wherein the translation instruction is generated in reference to said elongated shape of the fetal reference structure in the displayed imaging volume. A method and computer program product is also disclosed.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an ultrasound imaging system comprising: a data storage device for storing ultrasound imaging data comprising an imaged volume of a fetus; a processor arrangement communicatively coupled to the data storage device and responsive to a user interface ); and a display device under the control of said processor arrangement. [0002] The invention also relates to a method of visualizing volume slices of an imaging volume of a fetus using such an ultrasound imaging system. [0003] The invention also relates to a computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having embedded therein computer-readable program instructions for the processing of such an ultrasound imaging system When executed on a processor arrangement, the processor is caused to implement such a method. Background technique [0004] Ultrasound imaging is routinely used during pregnancy to assess fetal development in the mother's uterus...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B8/08A61B8/00
CPCA61B8/0833A61B8/0866A61B8/0875A61B8/463A61B8/466A61B8/467A61B8/468A61B8/483A61B8/523A61B8/085
Inventor C·乔福洛-法伊特M·佩罗特J-M·鲁埃
Owner KONINKLJIJKE PHILIPS NV