Medical diagnostic ultrasonic imaging method and system for displaying multi-phase, multi-frame images
AssigneeSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
InventorsJOHN A HOSSACK, LINYONG PANG, THILAKA SUMANAWEERA
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Abstract
A medical diagnostic ultrasonic imaging system acquires image data for at least two frames at each of multiple positions, each frame identified with a respective phase of a physiological cycle. A multiphase 3-D or extended field of view data set is constructed from the image data. Then a plurality of images are generated from the multiphase data set. Each image is associated with a respective phase of the physiological cycle, and these images are displayed in sequence to a user.
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A medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging method comprising:
- (a) acquiring image data for at least two frames, each frame identified with a respective phase of a physiological cycle;
- (b) constructing a multi-phase, multi-frame data set from the image data by registering the image data based on image motion between the frames,
- (c) generating a plurality of images from the multi-frame data set, each image associated with a respective phase of the physiological cycle;
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- (d) displaying the images in sequence to a user.
A medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging means comprising:
- means for acquiring image data for at least two frames, each frame identified with a respective phase of a physiological cycle;
- means for constructing a multi-phase, multi-frame data set from the image data, said constructing means comprising means for registering the image data based on image motion between frames;
- means for generating a plurality of images from the multi-frame data set, each image associated with a respective phase of the physiological cycle;
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- means for displaying the images in sequence to a user.
A medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging method comprising:
- (a) acquiring image data for at least two frames, each frame identified with a respective phase of a physiological cycle;
- (b) generating a plurality of extended field of view images from the image data, each image associated with a respective phase of the physiological cycle;
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- (c) displaying the images in sequence to a user.
A medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system comprising:
- (a) means for acquiring image data for at least two frames, each frame identified with a respective phase of a physiological cycle;
- (b) means for generating a plurality of extended field of view images from the image data, each image associated with a respective phase of the physiological cycle;
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- (c) means for displaying the images in sequence to a user.
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