Method and system for evaluating images
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMichael Joseph Washburn, Markus Wilhelm Marquart
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Abstract
A method and system for evaluating images is disclosed herein. A method for evaluating non-ultrasound images using an ultra-sound imaging system comprises: obtaining plurality of ultrasound images using the ultrasound imaging system and fetching a plurality of non-ultrasound DICOM images to the ultrasound imaging system. Once the images are obtained, ultrasound measurements are performed in the ultrasound and non-ultrasound images using the ultrasound imaging system to obtain at least one predefined parameter from the ultrasound and non-ultrasound images. Once the predefined parameters are obtained, they are compared to interpret the results.
Claims22
A method of evaluating non-ultrasound images using an ultrasound imager comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a plurality of ultra sound images using the ultrasound imager;
- fetching a plurality of DICOM images including non-ultrasound images to the ultrasound imager;
- performing ultrasound measurements on the ultrasound images and the non-ultrasound images using the ultrasound imager;
- obtaining at least one predefined parameter from each of the ultrasound images and the non-ultrasound images;
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- comparing the predefined parameter obtained from the ultrasound images with the parameter obtained from the non-ultrasound images.
An ultrasound imaging system comprising:
- an ultrasound imager generating ultra-sound images;
- an interface unit configured to receive pre-acquired DICOM images including non-ultrasound images;
- a measuring unit configured to perform ultrasound measurements on the ultrasound images and the DICOM images;
- a comparison unit to evaluate the results of the measuring unit.
A multi-modality ultrasound system comprising:
- an imaging system providing a plurality of non-ultrasound images;
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- an ultrasound imaging system providing ultrasound images;
- wherein the ultrasound imaging system is configured to receive the non-ultrasound images and perform ultrasound measurements on the non-ultrasound images.
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