Liver capsule depth and angle detection
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsMan Minh Nguyen, Elizabeth Herbst, Hua Xie
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Abstract
An ultrasound system (100) includes a memory (151) that stores instructions; and a processor (152) that executes the instructions. When executed by the processor (152), the instructions cause the ultrasound system (100) to: obtain ultrasound images from a transducer array (113) of an ultrasound probe (110); detect, based on the ultrasound images, a depth of a liver capsule relative to the transducer array (113) and an angle of the transducer array (113) relative to the liver capsule; and generate feedback based on the depth and the angle.
Claims18
An ultrasound system comprising:
- a memory that stores instructions;
- and
- a processor that executes the instructions, wherein, when executed by the processor the instructions cause the ultrasound system to:
- obtain ultrasound images from a transducer array of an ultrasound probe;
- detect, based on the ultrasound images, a depth of a liver capsule relative to the transducer array and an angle of the transducer array relative to the liver capsule;
- and
- generate feedback based on the depth and the angle.
An ultrasound probe comprising:
- a transducer array;
- a memory that stores instructions;
- and
- a processor that executes the instructions, wherein, when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the ultrasound probe to:
- obtain ultrasound images from the transducer array;
- detect, based on the ultrasound images, a depth of a liver capsule relative to the transducer array and an angle of the transducer array relative to the liver capsule;
- and
- generate feedback based on the depth and the angle.
A method of operating an ultrasound probe comprising a transducer array, a memory that stores instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions, the method comprising:
- when the instructions are executed by the processor, obtaining ultrasound images from the transducer array;
- detecting, based on the ultrasound images, a depth of a liver capsule relative to the transducer array and an angle of the transducer array relative to the liver capsule;
- and
- generating feedback based on the depth and the angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.