System and method for bladder detection using harmonic imaging
AssigneeVerathon Inc.
InventorsFUXING YANG, Gerald McMorrow
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and ultrasound transceivers equipped and configured to execute harmonic analysis and extract harmonic information related to a targeted organ of a subject are described. The methods utilize neural network algorithms to establish improved segmentation accuracy of the targeted organ or structures within a region-of-interest. The neural network algorithms, refined for detection of the bladder and to ascertain the presence or absence of a uterus, is optimally applied to better segment and thus confer the capability to optimize measurement of bladder geometry, area, and volumes.
Claims18
A system to detect and measure an organ cavity comprising:
- an ultrasound transceiver positioned to deliver ultrasound energy of at least one of a fundamental and a harmonic frequency to the organ cavity and receive echoes of the at least one fundamental and harmonic frequency;
- an algorithm configured to signal process the received echoes according to the fundamental and harmonic frequency;
- and display means for presenting a visual depiction of the organ cavity and a calculated volume of the visual depiction.
A method to detect and measure an organ cavity comprising:
- transmitting ultrasound energy having at least one of a fundamental and harmonic frequency to the organ cavity;
- collecting ultrasound echoes returning from the organ cavity;
- generating signals from the ultrasound echoes;
- identifying fundamental signals and harmonic signals from the generated signals;
- processing at least one of the fundamental and harmonic signals using algorithms designed for fundamental and harmonic signals;
- presenting an image of the organ cavity;
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- calculating the volume of the organ cavity.
Computer readable media having instructions to execute a method to detect and measure an organ cavity comprising:
- transmitting ultrasound energy having at least one of a fundamental and harmonic frequency to the organ cavity;
- collecting ultrasound echoes returning from the organ cavity;
- generating signals from the ultrasound echoes;
- identifying fundamental signals and harmonic signals from the generated signals;
- processing at least one of the fundamental and harmonic signals using algorithms designed for fundamental and harmonic signals;
- presenting an image of the organ cavity;
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- calculating measurements of the organ cavity.
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