Abstract: A system for measuring distances includes a display for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound dataset, a user interface for translating a slice plane through the 3D ultrasound dataset to define a first image plane at a first location and a second image plane at a second different location, and a processor for automatically determining a distance between the first and second image planes. A method of measuring distances and a non-transitory computer readable medium are also described herein.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system and method includes acquiring ultrasound data of a region-of-interest including an interventional device with a probe, identifying a position of the interventional device with respect to the probe, and identifying a shadow region within the region-of-interest based on the position of the interventional device. The system and method includes identifying a subset of the ultrasound data acquired from the shadow region, generating an image including a graphical indicator identifying a shadow region area generated from the subset of the ultrasound data, and displaying the image.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system and method includes acquiring ultrasound data of a region-of-interest including an interventional device with a probe, identifying a position of the interventional device with respect to the probe, and identifying a shadow region within the region-of-interest based on the position of the interventional device. The system and method includes identifying a subset of the ultrasound data acquired from the shadow region, generating an image including a graphical indicator identifying a shadow region area generated from the subset of the ultrasound data, and displaying the image.

Abstract: A method and system for displaying intersection information on a volumetric ultrasound image are provided. One method includes accessing ultrasound information corresponding to a volume dataset and identifying a location of one or more surfaces intersecting the volume dataset. The method further includes colorizing a rendered image of the volume dataset based on the identified locations of the intersection of the one or more surfaces and displaying a rendered volume dataset with one or more colorized intersections.

Abstract: A system for measuring distances includes a display for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound dataset, a user interface for translating a slice plane through the 3D ultrasound dataset to define a first image plane at a first location and a second image plane at a second different location, and a processor for automatically determining a distance between the first and second image planes. A method of measuring distances and a non-transitory computer readable medium are also described herein.

Abstract: Navigating volumetric images with reference to an anatomic structure is disclosed. The systems and methods include navigating a volumetric image with reference to an axis corresponding to an anatomical structure. The anatomical structure may be a cardiovascular structure, such as cardiac chambers, walls, valves, and/or blood vessels. The navigation may include rotating, slicing, and/or cropping volumetric data with reference to the anatomical structure.

Abstract: A computerized method for tracking of a 3D structure in a 3D image including a plurality of sequential image frames, one of which is a current image frame, includes representing the 3D structure being tracked with a parametric model with parameters for local shape deformations. A predicted state vector is created for the parametric model using a kinematic model. The parametric model is deformed using the predicted state vector, and a plurality of actual points for the 3D structure is determined using a current frame of the 3D image, and displacement values and a measurement vectors are determined using differences between the plurality of actual points and the plurality of predicted points. The displacement values and the measurement vectors are filtered to generate an updated state vector and an updated covariance matrix, and an updated parametric model is generated for the current image frame using the updated state vector.