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US 10,517,573 B2Granted
Method, apparatus, and system for adjusting brightness of ultrasound image by using prestored gradation data and images
AssigneeSamsung Medison Co., Ltd.
InventorsSun-Mo Yang, Chul-An Kim, Jae-Moon Jo
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Abstract
Provided is a method of adjusting brightness of an ultrasound image including: generating at least one first image representing a region of interest (ROI) by using echo signals corresponding to ultrasound waves irradiated toward the ROI; adjusting brightness of the at least one first image based on an external signal for selecting at least one selected from a plurality of prestored gradation data and a plurality of prestored image data; and generating a second image representing the ROI based on the adjusted brightness.
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A method of adjusting brightness of an ultrasound image, the method comprising:
- generating, by a processor, at least one first image representing a region of interest (ROI) by using echo signals corresponding to ultrasound waves irradiated toward the ROI;
- displaying, by a screen, a plurality of objects each showing a shape of a tissue in the ROI, the plurality of objects representing preset data prestored in a memory, wherein the preset data includes a plurality of image data corresponding to brightness of previously generated images or a plurality of gradation data corresponding to gradation of the previously generated images;
- receiving, by an input device, a first external signal for selecting a first object from the plurality of objects for adjusting brightness of the at least one first image;
- adjusting brightness of the at least one first image, by the processor, to generate at least one second image, by changing a Time Gain Compensation (TGC) value or a Lateral Gain Compensation (LGC) value of the at least one first image according to brightness corresponding to the selected first object;
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- displaying, by the screen, the at least one second image.
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A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing:
- generating at least one first image representing a region of interest (ROI) by using echo signals corresponding to ultrasound waves irradiated toward the ROI;
- displaying, on a screen, a plurality of objects each showing a shape of a tissue in the ROI, the plurality of objects representing preset data prestored in a memory, wherein the preset data includes a plurality of image data corresponding to brightness of previously generated images or a plurality of gradation data corresponding to gradation of the previously generated images;
- receiving a first external signal for selecting a first object from the plurality of objects for adjusting brightness of the at least one first image;
- generating at least one second image by adjusting brightness of the at least one first image by changing a Time Gain Compensation (TGC) value or a Lateral Gain Compensation (LGC) value of the at least one first image according to brightness corresponding to the selected first object;
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- displaying, on the screen, the at least one second image.
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An apparatus for adjusting brightness of an ultrasound image, the apparatus comprising:
- memory configured to store preset data including a plurality of image data corresponding to brightness of previously generated images or a plurality of gradation data corresponding to gradation of the previously generated images;
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- a processor configured to:
- generate at least one first image representing a region of interest (ROI) by using echo signals corresponding to ultrasound waves irradiated toward the ROI,
- cause a screen to display a plurality of objects each showing a shape of a tissue in the ROI, the plurality of objects representing the preset data stored in the memory,
- obtain a first external signal for selecting a first object from the plurality of objects for adjusting brightness of the at least one first image,
- corresponding to the selected first object, and
- cause the screen to display the at least one second image.
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An ultrasound diagnostic system comprising:
- a probe that irradiates ultrasound waves toward a region of interest (ROI) of an object and receives echo signals corresponding to the ultrasound waves;
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- memory configured to store preset data including a plurality of image data corresponding to brightness of previously generated images or a plurality of gradation data corresponding to gradation of the previously generated images;
- a processor configured to:
- generate at least one first image representing the ROI by using the echo signals,
- cause a screen to display a plurality of objects each showing a shape of a tissue in the ROI, the plurality of objects representing the preset data stored in the memory,
- first external signal for selecting a first object from the plurality of objects for adjusting brightness of the at least one first image, and
- generate at least one second image by adjusting brightness of the at least one first image by changing a Time Gain Compensation (TGC) value or a Lateral Gain Compensation (LGC) value of the first image according to brightness corresponding to the selected first object, and cause the screen to display the at least one second image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.