Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method. The image processing method includes a data obtaining unit for obtaining volume data that contains a target image; a depth-data obtaining unit for obtaining depth data that indicates a depth to the surface of the target image from an image plane; an image processing unit for processing the volume data into a processed volume data based on the depth-data, and obtaining a rendered image based on the processed volume data; and a display unit for displaying the rendered image.

Abstract: A backing element of a ultrasonic probe, a backing layer of a ultrasonic probe, and a manufacturing method thereof, the backing layer formed by arranging a plurality of members each having a shape of a polygonal column in a one-dimensional manner or in a two-dimensional manner while each of the plurality of members is provided with a conductive trace formed at one side surface thereof, thereby electrically connecting an ultrasonic transducer array, which is being acoustically connected to the backing layer, in a further simple and definite manner.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnosis device includes an image generation unit configured to generate image data of a target object diagnosed by a first user; a location confirming unit configured to confirm first location information of a probe with respect to the target object; a communication unit configured to transmit the image data and the first location information and to receive second location information of an auxiliary probe with respect to an auxiliary target object; and a display configured to display a location correction display of the probe based on the second location information.

Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and an ultrasound diagnosis method that provide to a user an ultrasound image which is easy to recognize. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a probe, an ultrasound transmitter configured to transmit ultrasound waves to an object by using the probe, an ultrasound receiver configured to generate ultrasound data based on reflection waves corresponding to the transmitted ultrasound waves, a bio-signal obtaining unit configured to obtain bio-signals that are periodically generated, a data processor configured to obtain first loop image data and second loop image data based on the ultrasound data, and an image generator configured to generate combined data by combining the first loop image data and the second loop image based on the bio-signals.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an ultrasonic apparatus, which substitutes a frame image having a large motion blur factor and being currently displayed with a frame image having a small motion blur factor and obtained prior to a select instruction input time to display the substituted image when a select instruction for selecting the frame image being displayed or a substitute image display instruction is input, and a method for controlling the same.

Abstract: Provided are a method of displaying a Doppler image and an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus for performing the method. The method includes: obtaining a first Doppler signal where clutter filtering corresponding to each of a plurality of pixels is not performed and a second Doppler signal where clutter filtering corresponding to each of the plurality of pixels is performed; determining a first motion score indicating a degree of flash artifact occurrence by using velocity information of the first Doppler signal; determining a first weight for suppressing flash artifacts of each pixel based on the first motion score and a velocity difference value between the first Doppler signal and the second Doppler signal; generating a first Doppler image of the object by applying the first weight to the second Doppler signal of each pixel; and displaying the first Doppler image of the object.

Abstract: Disclosed are an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and an operating method thereof, which quickly and accurately set a volume of interest (VOI).

Abstract: An apparatus for processing medical images includes a storage unit storing fingerprints that respectively correspond to a plurality of functions, a user input unit detecting a fingerprint of a user, and a controller performing a function corresponding to the detected fingerprint, from among the functions.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. The ultrasound imaging apparatus acquires a plurality of ultrasound contrast agent images of a region of interest of the object after an ultrasound signal for destroying a contrast agent is transmitted to the region of interest of the object, into which the contrast agent is injected, at time intervals of tk (k?1, 2, . . . , n, and n is an integer of 2 or more), generates a kth cumulative ultrasound contrast agent image by accumulating the acquired ultrasound contrast agent images at every time intervals of tk to generate n cumulative ultrasound contrast agent images, and displays the generated n cumulative ultrasound contrast agent images, wherein tk satisfies tk>tk?1.

Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and a method of displaying an ultrasound image. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: one or more processors configured to acquire ultrasound image data with respect to a fetus and generate an ultrasound image based on the ultrasound image data; a display configured to display the ultrasound image; and an input interface configured to receive position type information, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine positions of organs in the ultrasound image based on the position type information and control the display to display information about the organs together with the ultrasound image, based on the determined positions.

Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes: a probe including a transducer array; an ultrasound signal receiver including a first time gain compensation (TGC) channel and a second TGC channel that each perform TGC on an ultrasound signal received from the probe; a communicator configured to communicate with a first client apparatus; and one or more processors configured to change a second TGC parameter of the second TGC channel, based on a control signal received from the first client apparatus, generate a second ultrasound image based on a second ultrasound signal produced via the second TGC channel, and transmit the second ultrasound image to the first client apparatus via the communicator.

Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a method of processing an ultrasound image. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes a display configured to display a moving image consisting of a plurality of ultrasound images that are played back according to a time order together with at least one icon, corresponding to at least one piece of change information for changing a display of at least one of the plurality of ultrasound images, in association with the time order.

Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus configured to automatically search a cross-section including a desired feature of an object. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a display; a memory storing one or more instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the stored one or more instructions to: acquire three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound volume data regarding a region of interest of an object; identify a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) cross-sections, each including at least one feature to be observed, based on the 3D ultrasound volume data; determine priority levels of the plurality of 2D cross-sections based on the at least one feature included in each of the plurality of 2D cross-sections; and control the display to display a plurality of 2D ultrasound images respectively corresponding to at least some of the plurality of 2D cross-sections based on the priority levels.

Abstract: Provided are a wireless ultrasound probe and an ultrasound imaging apparatus connected with the wireless ultrasound probe. The wireless ultrasound probe includes: a battery; and a charging terminal connector that is coupled to a power supply terminal of the ultrasound imaging apparatus and receives power from the power supply terminal to charge the battery, wherein the charging terminal connector has a unique shape configured to be physically coupled to the power supply terminal.

Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and a method of operating the same. The method includes: transmitting an ultrasound signal to the heart of the fetus and receiving an echo signal reflected from the heart; acquiring first Doppler data and second Doppler data respectively with respect to first and second setting ranges by using the echo signal; and displaying a first resulting image obtained based on the first Doppler data and the second Doppler data.

Abstract: Provided are a method of obtaining a contrast image and an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus for performing the method. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: an ultrasound transceiver; a display; and a controller configured to obtain an ultrasound image and a contrast image of an object by using the ultrasound transceiver, determine a region of interest (ROI) in at least one of the ultrasound image and the contrast image, transmit a flash pulse to destroy a contrast agent in the ROI from among regions of the object, image the contrast agent re-introduced into the ROI, and control the display to display the contrast image of the ROI.

Abstract: A computer-readable storage medium may be configured to store a program comprising instructions configured to, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to detect a selection of a partial area of the image, transform the image into a transformed image in which the selected partial area is positioned in a center of the transformed image, extract at least one feature from the transformed image, using a deep learning technique, enhance at least one feature of the at least one extracted feature, restore, as a restored image, at least one feature of the at least one enhanced feature, and inversely transform the restored image to provide segmented images.

Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The ultrasound imaging apparatus may: receive an input for selecting a patient in a stored patient list; determine an auxiliary information output form according to a disability type of the selected patient; executing a diagnosis process corresponding to a diagnosis item of the selected patient; and outputting in real time, in the determined auxiliary information output form, auxiliary information corresponding to a progression stage of the executed diagnosis process, wherein when the selected patient is a person with auditory disability, a sign language is determined as the auxiliary information output form.

Abstract: A medical imaging apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe to transmit and receive an ultrasound signal to obtain an ultrasound image of an object; a sensor coupled to the ultrasound probe to provide a position information related to an ultrasound imaging position in the object; and a processor to extract a certain anatomical feature from the ultrasound image and the certain anatomical feature from a medical image, perform a first registration between the medical image and the ultrasound image by matching the certain anatomical feature in the ultrasound image the certain anatomical feature in the medical image, perform a second registration between the sensor and the medical image based on the position information and the first registration, and control a display to display a portion of the medical image corresponding to the ultrasound imaging position based on at least one of the first registration and the second registration.

Abstract: Provided is a method of displaying a medical image, including: generating a first image showing a region of interest (ROI) by using echo signals corresponding to ultrasound signals transmitted toward the ROI; selecting second images showing the ROI from among prestored images; and displaying the first image and the second images on a screen.