Ultrasound system for the production of 3-D images
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorMckee D Poland
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Abstract
An ultrasound system that utilizes a probe in conjunction with little or no specialized 3-D software/hardware to produce images having depth cues. A control unit uses the probe to produce multiple slices of data, wherein each slice has a plurality of lines of data points. The control unit oversees the combination of data points from matched lines across the slices so as to create an image on the display giving the illusion of depth.
Claims38
An ultrasound system for producing real-time 3-D images without dedicated rendering hardware, comprising:
- a probe;
- a display;
- and
- a control unit that uses the probe to produce a plurality of slices of data, wherein each slice comprises a plurality of lines of data points, and combines data points from matched lines across the slices so as to create an image on the display which provides an illusion of depth.
An ultrasound system for producing real-time 3-D images without dedicated rendering hardware, comprising:
- a probe;
- a display;
- a control unit that uses the probe to capture a plurality of lines of data points thereby obtaining a volume of data points;
- and
- a signal processor that filters the volume of data points so as to select data points in a certain depth range and combines the data points on each line of data points within the depth range so as to create an image on the display which provides an illusion of depth.
An ultrasound system for producing real-time 3-D images without dedicated volume rendering hardware comprising:
- a probe;
- a display;
- and
- control means for producing a plurality of slices of data, wherein each slice comprises a plurality of lines of data points, and combining data points from matched lines across the slices so as to create an image on the display which provides an illusion of depth.
A method for creating 3-D ultrasound images in real-time without a need for dedicated rendering hardware comprising:
- using probe to produce a plurality of slices of data wherein each slice comprises a plurality of lines of data points;
- and
- combining data points from matched lines across the slices so as to create an image on the display which provides an illusion of depth.
A method for creating 3-D ultrasound images in real-time without a need for dedicated rendering hardware comprising:
- using probe to produce a plurality of slices of data, each slice of data having a plurality of lines of data points;
- selecting data points in a certain depth range from each of the lines of data;
- and
- combining the data points on each line of data points within the selected depth range so as to create an image on the display which provides an illusion of depth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.