US 2006/0079771 A1 · Method and system for selecting and recording biopsy sites in a body organ

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods and systems for selecting and recording biopsy sites in a body tissue or organ. More in particular the present invention provides a method for selecting and recording biopsy sites in a body organ comprising: a) obtaining a three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid of a three-dimensional region of the organ; b) obtaining a two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data of a two-dimensional sub-region of said organ; c) positioning the two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data in the three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid obtained in step (a); d) optionally selecting one or more sites in the two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data where a biopsy is to be obtained; e) indicating in the three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid and/or in the two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data any sites at which biopsies were obtained; and f) optionally repeating steps (b) to (e) as required.

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Dependent claims

A method for selecting and recording biopsy sites in a body organ comprising:

a) obtaining a three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid of a three-dimensional region of the organ;
b) obtaining a two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data of a two-dimensional sub-region of said organ;
c) positioning the two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data in the three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid obtained in step (a);
and
d) indicating in the three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid and/or in the two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data any sites at which biopsies were obtained.

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A system for selecting and recording biopsy sites in a body organ comprising:

(a) a three-dimensional imaging device suitable for providing a three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid of a three-dimensional region of the organ and/or a two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data of a sub-region of said organ;
(b) one or more display screens suitable for displaying a representation of the three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid and for displaying one or more two-dimensional views of two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data;
(c) means for selecting one or more sites in a three-dimensional volume grid and/or in a two-dimensional view where a biopsy is to be obtained;
and
(d) a processor configured to:
(i) determine the position of a region of interest in the three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid;
(ii) determine the position of a two-dimensional matrix of backscattered Ultrasound data in the three-dimensional volume grid;
(iii) display on a display screen a representation of a three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid with an indication of the position of a two-dimensional frame in the three-dimensional volume grid;
(iv) display on a display screen one or more two-dimensional matrix of Ultrasound data;
and
(v) determine in a three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid any sites at which biopsies were obtained and indicate in a displayed representation of the three-dimensional volume of backscattered Ultrasound data grid any sites at which biopsies were obtained and/or any sites at which biopsies should have been obtained.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for selecting and recording biopsy sites in a body organ

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