Analysis and measurement of temporal tissue variations

A method for synthesizing at least one 3-dimensional geometry in 3-dimensional ultrasound imaging based on the results of a method for real-time analysis and measurement of temporal and/or spatial tissue variations in ultrasonic signals during investigation of living biological structures for quantitative and qualitative characterization of size/shape of the imaged objects including cavities, vessels, tissue categories or various blood perfusion levels in a given tissue category comprising the steps of:

• producing a binary indicator image based on the information content in a single 2D ultrasonic image frame or a sequence of 2D ultrasonic image frames in real-time,
• extracting a plurality of connected components from the said binary indicator image, and
• digitally reconstructing 3-dimensional geometries by integration of a sequence of said connected components extracted during a 3-dimensional ultrasound acquisition for reconstruction of a 3-dimensional geometry.

A method for synthesizing at least one 3-dimensional geometry in 3-dimensional ultrasound imaging based on the results of a method for real-time analysis and measurement of temporal and/or spatial tissue variations in ultrasonic signals during investigation of living biological structures for quantitative and qualitative characterization of size/shape of the imaged objects including cavities, vessels, tissue categories or various blood perfusion levels in a given tissue category comprising the steps of:

• producing a binary indicator image in real-time based on the information content in a single 2D ultrasonic image frame or a sequence of 2D ultrasonic image frames,
• extracting a plurality of connected components from the said binary indicator image, and
• digitally reconstructing 3-dimensional geometries by integration of a sequence of said connected components extracted during a triggered 3-dimensional ultrasound acquisition for reconstruction of time dependent 3-dimensional geometry.

A method for synthesizing at least one 3-dimensional geometry in 3-dimensional ultrasound imaging based on the results of a method for real-time analysis and measurement of temporal and/or spatial tissue variations in ultrasonic signals during investigation of living biological structures for quantitative and qualitative characterization of size/shape of the imaged objects including cavities, vessels, tissue categories or various blood perfusion levels in a given tissue category comprising the steps of:

• producing a binary indicator image in real-time based on the information content in a single 2D ultrasonic image frame or a sequence of 2D ultrasonic image frames,
• extracting a plurality of connected components from the said binary indicator image, and
• digitally reconstructing 3-dimensional geometries by integration of a sequence of said connected components extracted during a real-time 3-dimensional ultrasound acquisition providing real-time, time dependent 3-dimensional geometry description.