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US 12,004,902 B2Granted
Systems and methods for performing bi-plane imaging
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsPeter Dirksen, Nico Maris Adriaan de Wild, Marc Godfriedus Marie Notten, Christianus Martinus van Heesch
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Abstract
The invention provides a handheld imaging device capable of performing biplane imaging, wherein a first image plane or a second imaging plane (having different orientations) may be selected for image capture based on a motion characteristic of the device as determined by a sensor.
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A handheld imaging device, comprising:
- a bi-plane imaging system that comprises a first ultrasonic transducer array, wherein the bi-plane imaging system is adapted to acquire image data (i) in a first imaging plane having a first orientation and (ii) in a second imaging plane having a second orientation, wherein the first orientation is different from the second orientation;
- a sensor adapted to detect a motion of the handheld imaging device, wherein the sensor is adapted to detect at least motion of the handheld imaging device having a first characteristic and motion of the handheld imaging device having a second characteristic different from the first characteristic;
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- a controller adapted to trigger a change in imaging plane of the bi-plane imaging system during acquisition of the image data by selecting (i) the first imaging plane for acquiring the image data in response to the sensor detecting the motion having the first characteristic, and (ii) the second imaging plane for acquiring the image data in response to the sensor detecting the motion having the second characteristic,
- wherein the first characteristic and the second characteristic of the motion of the imaging device comprise a translation, and further wherein the first characteristic translation is orthogonal to the second characteristic translation.
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An method for imaging during acquisition of image data with a handheld imaging device comprising a bi-plane imaging system, the method comprising:
- detecting, via a sensor, a motion of the handheld imaging device having a first characteristic and a motion of the handheld imaging device having a second characteristic different from the first wherein the bi-plane imaging system comprises a first ultrasonic transducer array, and wherein the imaging device is adapted to acquire the image data (i) in a first imaging plane having a first orientation and (ii) in a second imaging plane having a second orientation, wherein the first orientation is different from the second orientation;
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- triggering a change in imaging plane during acquisition of the image data, via a controller, by selecting (i) the first imaging plane for acquiring the image data via the first ultrasonic transducer array in response to the sensor detecting the motion having the first characteristic, and (ii) the second imaging plane for acquiring image data via the first ultrasonic transducer array in response to the sensor detecting the motion having the second characteristic,
- wherein the first characteristic and the second characteristic of the motion of the handheld imaging device comprise a translation, and further wherein the first characteristic translation is orthogonal to the second characteristic translation.
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