Ultrasound Half Box Rendering for Surface and Internal Structure Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional ultrasound imaging techniques struggle to provide detailed views of both surface and internal structures simultaneously, as traditional rendering methods focus on surface structures without revealing internal details, and planar slices may not align with the surface view, limiting diagnostic accuracy.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of a 'half box' rendering method, which allows image rendering to start from the center of the 3D volume, ignoring data from one half to align planar slices with the surface view, enabling visualization of internal structures alongside surface anatomy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional rendering methods are used to focus on surface structures, then surface anatomy is clearly visualized, but internal structures cannot be seen
Solution Approach 1:
The 3D volume data is segmented into two distinct rendering paths: surface rendering for external anatomy and planar slicing for internal structures. This segmentation allows each rendering method to optimize for its specific purpose while both views are displayed simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between surface and internal structure visualization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional single-dimension surface rendering to a multi-dimensional approach by introducing planar slices at the center of the 3D volume. This adds a new viewing dimension that reveals internal structures while maintaining the original surface view, effectively displaying both surface and internal anatomy without compromise.
2Loss of information
If planar slices are generated from the center of the 3D volume, then internal structures are revealed, but they do not align with the surface view
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the surface rendering view and the planar slice view into a unified display system where both are presented simultaneously with proper spatial alignment. The planar slices are positioned at the center of the 3D volume and aligned with the surface view coordinates, allowing practitioners to correlate internal structures with surface anatomy seamlessly.
3Area of stationary object
If a full 3D volume is rendered, then complete anatomical coverage is achieved, but diagnostic detail for specific structures is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of attempting to render the entire 3D volume with equal detail, the patent applies partial action by generating planar slices only at the center of the volume where internal structures are most relevant. This selective approach provides enhanced diagnostic detail for internal anatomy without the computational burden of processing the entire volume at high resolution, while the surface rendering maintains complete anatomical coverage.
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AI summary
A method for generating an ultrasound image, comprising displaying a rendered image of a target from an edge of a full box encompassing the target. An input regarding a selection of a half box may be received from a user. When the half box is not selected, the rendered image may continue to be displayed. When the half box is selected, a new image may be rendered from a reference of the full box, and the rendered image may be displayed.