Systems and methods for determining organ wall mass by three-dimensional ultrasound

A machine-executable method of determining organ wall mass of an organ exposed to ultrasound energy, comprising:

• extracting organ wall information from signals generated from ultrasound echoes returning from the organ using computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for determining from the organ wall information at least one of:
• a surface area of the external and internal surfaces of the organ wall;
• a thickness between the surfaces;
• and
• a mass between the surfaces.

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of determining measurements of an organ exposed to ultrasound energy, the method comprising:

• extracting organ wall information from signals generated from ultrasound echoes returning from the organ using computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for determining from the organ wall information at least one of:
• a surface area of the external and internal surfaces of the organ wall;
• a thickness between the surfaces;
• and
• a mass between the surfaces.

A server having tangible computer-readable media in signal communication with computers in signal communication with an ultrasound transceiver exposing an organ to ultrasound energy, the server having executable instructions for performing a method comprising:

• receiving ultrasound echoes returning from the organ by the transceiver;
• extracting organ wall information from signals generated from the ultrasound echoes returning from the organ using the computer-readable medium having instructions executable by the microprocessor for determining from the organ wall information at least one of:
• a surface area of the external and internal surfaces of the organ wall;
• a thickness between the surfaces;
• and
• a mass between the surfaces.

In a computer system having a graphical user interface including a display in signal communication with an ultrasound transceiver exposing an organ to ultrasound energy, a method of determining organ characteristics comprising:

• receiving ultrasound echoes returning from the organ by the transceiver and placing an image of the organ on the display from information obtained from the echoes;
• viewing the display to determine if the organ is approximately centered, and if centered
• extracting organ wall information from signals using tangible computer-readable medium having instructions executable by the computer system for determining from the organ wall information at least one of:
• a surface area of the external and internal surfaces of the organ wall;
• a thickness between the surfaces;
• and
• a mass between the surfaces.