Ultrasonic imaging device
AssigneeThe University of Tokyo
InventorsIchiro Sakuma, Naoki Tomii, Takumi Noda, Takashi Azuma
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Abstract
An ultrasonic imaging device has a learning result as a relationship between the ultrasonic reception data and the shape data obtained by deep learning using the ultrasonic reception data of an imaging target obtained by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals by the plurality of element and the shape data of the pedestal (arrangement of multiple elements). Then the ultrasonic imaging device obtains the estimated shape data as the estimated shape data of the pedestal (estimated arrangement of multiple elements) by applying the learning result to the ultrasonic reception data, and constructs an image of the imaging target based on the estimated shape data and the ultrasonic reception data.
Claims8
An ultrasonic imaging device equipped with a probe having a plurality of elements capable of transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals arranged in alignment on a pedestal formed from a deformable plate-like material:
- wherein the ultrasonic imaging device has a learning result as a relationship between ultrasonic reception data and shape data obtained by deep learning using the ultrasonic reception data of an imaging target obtained by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals by the plurality of elements and the shape data of the pedestal;
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- the ultrasonic imaging device is configured to:
- obtain estimated shape data as the estimated shape data of the pedestal by applying the learning result to the ultrasonic reception data,
- construct an image of the imaging target based on the estimated shape data and the ultrasonic reception data, and
- output the constructed image to a display in real-time.
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