Patents Examined by Amanda Lauritzan
  • Ultrasound imaging of rotation
    Patent number: 7803113
    Abstract: Rotations at multiple longitudinal levels (e.g., rotations from different short axis views) are determined. Three-dimensional representations are generated as a function of the rotations, such as distorting the representation to show rotation and/or modulating the display values as a function of the rotations. Twist and/or torsion of the heart may be calculated from the rotations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Helene C. Houle, Georg Schummers, Bernhard Mumm, Christian Galuschky, Marcus Schreckenberg