Method of and system for ultrasound imaging
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsMcKee Dunn Poland, Janice Frisa, Bernard J. Savord, Ivan Salgo, Douglas Demers, Mark Ward, Paul Detmer
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Abstract
An ultrasonic apparatus and method are described in which a volumetric region of the body is imaged by biplane images. One biplane image has a fixed planar orientation to the transducer, and the plane of the other biplane image can be varied in relation to the fixed reference image. In a preferred embodiment one image can be rotated relative to the other, and can be tilted relative to the other. An image orientation icon is shown on the display screen together with the two biplane images depicting the relative orientation of the two planar images.
Claims14
A method for ultrasound imaging of a volume, the method comprising:
- selecting a plurality of planes of the volume;
- scanning a portion of the volume defined by the plurality of planes by acquiring scan frame subsets of one or more scanlines within each of the respective scanning planes of the plurality of planes in a time interleaved manner;
- generating a data set based on the scanning;
- and
- displaying views of the plurality of planes based on the data set.
A system for ultrasound imaging of a volume, the system comprising:
- means for selecting a plurality of planes of the volume;
- means for scanning a portion of the volume defined by the plurality of planes by acquiring scan frame subsets of one or more scanlines within each of the respective scanning planes of plurality of planes in a time interleaved manner;
- means for generating a data set based on the scanning;
- and
- means for displaying views of the plurality of planes based on the data set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.