Display and export of individual biplane images
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorMichael Schauf
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Abstract
An ultrasound system which is capable of biplane imaging is able to display, store and export independent image frames of only the reference image (90) or only the variable orientation image, or the standard display of both images. The system is also able to sweep through a range of image plane orientations and to automatically acquire a sequence of images (92) comprising an image in each orientation over the range of plane orientations. The system is preferably operable in the biplane tilt mode, the biplane rotate mode, or the biplane elevation tilt mode.
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An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system for acquisition and display of biplane images of different image plane orientations comprising:
- an ultrasound probe including a two dimensional matrix array transducer;
- a controller which controls the probe to acquire biplane images in pairs of different image orientations, wherein the different image orientations are generated according to an automated sweep through a range of image plane orientation angles to automatically acquire the biplane images in pairs at the image plane orientation angles, wherein the automated sweep is initiated by a user input;
- a display processor responsive to acquired biplane images and adapted to both 1) format a single biplane image for storage and display in a display frame and 2) format a plurality of biplane images intersecting the single biplane image and collected during the automated sweep for storage and display in the display frame;
- a display for display of the plurality of biplane images intersecting the single biplane image formatted by the display processor;
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- a user control configured to select at least one biplane image of the plurality displayed on the display.
A method for operating an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system to display biplane images of different image plane orientations comprising:
- entering a biplane mode in which a two dimensional matrix array transducer alternately acquires two biplane images of different image orientations, wherein the different image orientations are generated according to an automated sweep through a range of image plane orientation angles to automatically acquire the two biplane images at the image plane orientation angles, wherein the automated sweep is initiated by a user input;
- acquiring with the transducer and the ultrasonic imaging system a single biplane image and, through an automatic sweep, a plurality of biplane images intersecting the single biplane image;
- selecting the display format from two selectable display formats which are 1) the display of image frames each displaying the single biplane image and the plurality of biplane images intersecting the single biplane image or 2) the display of a sequence of the plurality of biplane images intersecting the single biplane image;
- displaying biplane images of the selected display format;
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- selecting at least one of the biplane images in the plurality.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.