Systems and methods of dynamic image segmentation
AssigneeEedan Istruments, Inc
InventorSeshadri Srinivasan
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Abstract
An ultrasound processing system includes an ultrasound interface, processing electronics, and display electronics. The ultrasound interface receives imaging information. The processing electronics are coupled to the ultrasound interface and configured to utilize the ultrasound imaging information to process an ultrasound scene for display. The processing electronics parse the scene into segments based on a plurality of automatically detected image characteristics and dynamically assign different processing parameters to different segments. Display electronics are coupled to the processing electronics and the processing electronics are configured to cause the display electronics to output the processed ultrasound scene.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
An ultrasound processing system, comprising:
- an ultrasound interface that receives ultrasound imaging information;
- processing electronics coupled to the ultrasound interface, the processing electronics configured to:
- extract a plurality of image features from the ultrasound imaging information;
- determine that the plurality of extracted image features has changed based on a comparison of the plurality of extracted image features to a plurality of prior image features;
- determine whether a plurality of new image features has been identified based on comparing the plurality of extracted image features to a feature set template;
- modify at least one imaging parameter at a first rate if the plurality of new imaging features has not been identified;
- modify at least one imaging parameter at a second rate greater than the first rate if the plurality of new imaging features has been identified;
- and
- process the ultrasound imaging information using the modified at least one imaging parameter;
- and
- transmit the processed ultrasound imaging information to display electronics configured to display a visual representation of the processed ultrasound imaging information.
A method, comprising:
- receiving ultrasound imaging information;
- extracting a plurality of image features from the ultrasound imaging information;
- determining that the plurality of extracted image features has changed based on a comparison of the plurality of extracted image features to a plurality of prior image features;
- determining whether a plurality of new image features has been identified based on comparing the plurality of extracted image features to a feature set template;
- modifying at least one imaging parameter at a first rate if the plurality of new imaging features has not been identified;
- modifying at least one imaging parameter at a second rate greater than the first rate if the plurality of new imaging features has been identified;
- processing the ultrasound imaging information using the modified at least one imaging parameter;
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- transmitting the processed ultrasound imaging information to a display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.