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US 8,998,811 B2Granted
3D ultrasound system for intuitive displaying to check abnormality of object and method for operating 3D ultrasound system
AssigneeSamsung Medison Co., Ltd.
InventorDong-gyu Hyun
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Abstract
Provided are a three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound system and a method for operating the 3D ultrasound system, which are capable of intuitively displaying the abnormality of an object by determining a grade by comparing measurement data obtained by measuring ultrasound data relating to the object and displaying the measurement data in a different way based on the determined grade.
Claims12
A three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound system comprising:
- a scanning unit configured to scan an object and generate ultrasound data;
- a measuring unit configured to receive an input of a measurement point in the ultrasound data and generate measurement data associated with the measurement point,
- wherein the measurement point is input with respect to a Nuchal Translucency (NT) of a fetus, and
- the measuring unit is configured to generate two measurement lines corresponding to the NT of the fetus, measure a distance between the two measurement lines as a measured length of the NT, and generate the measurement data including the measured length;
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- a display controller configured to compare the measurement data with reference data, determine a grade, and display the measurement data based on the determined grade,
- wherein the reference data include a plurality of standard length ranges corresponding one to one to fetal ages,
- wherein the display controller is configured to determine an age of the fetus based on the ultrasound data, extract from the plurality of standard length ranges a first standard length range corresponding to the determined age of the fetus, and compare the first standard length range with the measurement data to determine the grade based on whether the measurement data is included in the standard length range, is greater than the standard length range, or is less than the standard length range,
- wherein the display controller is configured to display the measurement data in more than one color allocated to the determined grade, and the determined grade is selected from one of an abnormal grade, a warning grade, and a normal grade, and
- wherein each of the abnormal grade, warning grade, and normal grade correspond to a different display color.
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A method for operating a three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound system, the method comprising:
- scanning an object and generating ultrasound data;
- receiving an input of a measurement point in the ultrasound data and generating measurement data associated with the measurement point,
- wherein the measurement point is input with respect to a Nuchal Translucency (NT) of a fetus, and
- the generating of the measurement data associated with the measurement point comprises:
- generating two measurement lines corresponding to the NT of the fetus;
- measuring a distance between the two measurement lines as a measured length of the NT;
- and
- generating the measurement data including the measured length;
- comparing the measurement data with reference data and determining a grade;
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- displaying the measurement data based on the determined grade,
- wherein the reference data include a plurality of standard length ranges corresponding one to one to fetal ages, and
- wherein the displaying of the measurement data based on the determined grade comprises:
- determining an age of the fetus based on the ultrasound data;
- extracting from the plurality of standard length ranges a first standard length range corresponding to the determined age of the fetus;
- and
- comparing the first standard length range with the measurement data to determine the grade based on whether the measurement data is included in the standard length range, is greater than the standard length range, or is less than the standard length range,
- wherein the displaying of the measurement data based on the determined grade comprises:
- displaying the measurement data in more than one color allocated to the determined grade, and
- selecting the determined grade from one of an abnormal grade, a warning grade, and a normal grade,
- wherein each of the abnormal grade, warning grade, and normal grade correspond to a different display color.
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