Method and apparatus for displaying ultrasound image and computer program product
AssigneeSamsung Medison Co., Ltd.
InventorSungwook PARK
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Abstract
A method of displaying an ultrasound image includes determining a direction of a fetus's head based on a first ultrasound image obtained by scanning a pregnant woman's body in a first direction; determining a direction of a fetus's spine based on a second ultrasound image obtained by scanning the pregnant woman's body in a second direction; determining an orientation of the fetus within the pregnant woman's body based on the directions of the fetus's head and the fetus's spine; and displaying an image representing the orientation of the fetus, together with an ultrasound image obtained by scanning the pregnant woman's body.
Claims19
A method of displaying an ultrasound image, the method comprising:
- determining a direction of a fetus's head based on a first ultrasound image obtained by scanning a pregnant woman's body in a first direction;
- determining a direction of a fetus's spine based on a second ultrasound image obtained by scanning the pregnant woman's body in a second direction;
- determining an orientation of the fetus within the pregnant woman's body based on the directions of the fetus's head and the fetus's spine;
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- displaying an image representing the orientation of the fetus together with an ultrasound image obtained by scanning the pregnant woman's body.
An apparatus for displaying an ultrasound image, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- determine a direction of a fetus's head based on a first ultrasound image obtained by scanning a pregnant woman's body in a first direction,
- determine a direction of a fetus's spine based on a second ultrasound image obtained by scanning the pregnant woman's body in a second direction, and
- determine an orientation of the fetus within the pregnant woman's body based on the directions of the fetus's head and the fetus's spine;
- and
- a display displaying an image representing the orientation of the fetus together with an ultrasound image obtained by scanning the pregnant woman's body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.