Identification of organic specimen model data region with ultrasound propagation region

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for causing a computer comprising a processor and associated memory to carry out a method, the method comprising:

• receiving ultrasound data from an ultrasound reflected wave reflected from specimen features in an organic specimen resultant from an ultrasound incident wave transmitted into the organic specimen by an ultrasound transducer, wherein positional awareness of the ultrasound incident wave relative to the organic specimen is maintained using location of the ultrasound transducer detected by a location detection unit;
• identifying a number of regions, each region having data obtained from anatomic model data that satisfies one or more selection criteria in comparison to the received ultrasound data, wherein the anatomic model data correspond to at least part of the organic specimen;
• repeating consecutively, when the number of identified regions is not equal to one and a number of adjustments is less than a specified maximum number of adjustments:
• removing the identified status from each identified region,
• adjusting the one or more selection criteria in accordance with one or more adjustment rules and increasing the number of adjustments, and
• identifying the number of regions, each region having data obtained from anatomic model data that satisfies the adjusted one or more selection criteria in comparison to the received ultrasound data;
• and
• when the number of identified regions is equal to one, specifying the identified region as a model region of the anatomical model data corresponding to a propagation region of the ultrasound data.

A method, comprising:

• receiving ultrasound data from an ultrasound reflected wave reflected from specimen features in an organic specimen resultant from an ultrasound incident wave transmitted into the organic specimen by an ultrasound transducer, wherein positional awareness of the ultrasound incident wave relative to the organic specimen is maintained using location of the ultrasound transducer detected by a location detection unit;
• identifying a number of regions, each region having data obtained from anatomic model data that satisfies one or more selection criteria in comparison to the received ultrasound data, wherein the anatomic model data correspond to at least part of the organic specimen;
• repeating consecutively, when the number of identified regions is not equal to one and a number of adjustments is less than a specified maximum number of adjustments:
• removing the identified status from each identified region, adjusting the one or more selection criteria in accordance with one or more adjustment rules and increasing the number of adjustments, and
• identifying the number of regions, each region having data obtained from anatomic model data that satisfies the adjusted one or more selection criteria in comparison to the received ultrasound data;
• and
• when the number of identified regions is equal to one, specifying the identified region as a model region of the anatomical model data corresponding to a propagation region of the ultrasound data.