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US 2010/0246914 A1Published application
Enhanced Visualizations for Ultrasound Videos
OwnerFatih M. Porikli, Teng-Yok Leeinventors
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Abstract
A method estimates a pattern of change of a patient, specifically a change in the respiration pattern. An ultrasound video is segmented into groups of pictures (GOPs). Pixels from the first GOP are used to initialize a change model. Based on the change model, a change pattern for a next GOP is estimated, and the change model is changed to fit the change pattern. The estimating and the updating are repeated until a termination condition is reached.
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A method for estimating a pattern of change of a patient, comprising a processor for performing steps of the method, comprising the steps of:
- segmenting a video acquired of the patient into groups of pictures (GOPs), wherein the video is acquired by an ultrasonic sensor;
- selecting a group of pixels from a first GOP as a change model;
- estimating, based on the change model a change pattern for a next GOP;
- updating the change model to fit the change pattern;
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- repeating the estimating and the updating until a termination condition is reached.
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