Anatomic Image Produced By Reflective Scanning Patents (Class 600/443)
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Patent number: 11571156Abstract: A renal function assessment method includes following steps. A target kidney ultrasound image data of a subject is provided. An image pre-processing step is performed, wherein an image size of the target kidney ultrasound image data is adjusted, and the target kidney ultrasound image data is normalized according to an average and a standard deviation of a visual image database to obtain an after-processed target kidney ultrasound image data. A feature extracting step is performed, wherein the after-processed target kidney ultrasound image data is trained to achieve a convergence by a first deep-learning classifier to obtain an image feature of the after-processed target kidney ultrasound image data. A determining step is performed, wherein the image feature of the after-processed target kidney ultrasound image data is analyzed by the first deep-learning classifier to obtain an assessing result of an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: China Medical UniversityInventor: Chin-Chi Kuo
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Patent number: 11569917Abstract: The present invention is directed to communication method and techniques. In a specific embodiment, the present invention provides a receiver that interleaves data signal n-ways for n slices. Each of the n slices includes feedforward equalizer and decision feedback equalizers that are coupled to other slices. Each of the n slices also includes an analog-to-digital converter section that includes data and error slicers. There are other embodiments as well.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Marvell Asia PTE LTD.Inventor: Basel Alnabulsi
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Patent number: 11568602Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and an image processing method that are capable of suppressing an increase in loads when a point cloud is generated from a mesh. Point cloud data is generated by positioning points at intersection points between a surface of a mesh and vectors each including, as a start origin, position coordinates corresponding to a specified resolution. For example, intersection determination is performed between the surface of the mesh and each of the vectors, and in a case where the surface and the vector are determined to intersect each other, the coordinates of the intersection point are calculated. The present disclosure can be applied to an image processing apparatus, electronic equipment, an image processing method, a program, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ohji Nakagami, Koji Yano, Satoru Kuma, Tsuyoshi Kato, Hiroyuki Yasuda
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Patent number: 11564664Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus in accordance with one aspect of the disclosure includes: a plurality of channels configured to transmit and receive signal with a plurality of transducer elements comprised in a probe; a beamformer configured to perform beamforming a signal received from a preset number of active channel among the plurality of channels; a switch configured to connect the probe and the plurality of channels; and a controller configured to determine a faulty channel among the plurality of channels, compare whether the number of the plurality of channels is greater than or equal to the number of the plurality of transducer elements and control the switch based on the comparison result when the faulty channel is comprised in the active channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.Inventor: Seung Cheon Kang
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Patent number: 11559286Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and a control program for an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus. According to an embodiment, the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe that transmits and receives ultrasound waves to and from a subject in three dimensional space, a position sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether or not a first region and a second region configure the same three dimensional region across a first scanning surface and a second scanning surface. The processor is configured to perform, based on the determining result, processing to obtain information representing the size of the three dimensional region in a direction intersecting the first scanning surface and the second scanning surface. The processor is configured to perform control for notifying the information.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Naohisa Kamiyama, Sayuka Saga
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Patent number: 11559284Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system includes a cine buffer in which image frames produced during an examination are stored. A processor is programmed to select one or more image frames from the cine buffer for presentation to an operator for approval and inclusion in a patient record or other report. The operator can accept the proposed image frames or can select one or more other image frames from the cine buffer. The processor may select image frames at spaced intervals in the cine buffer for presentation. Alternatively, the processor compares image frames in the cine buffer with one or more target image frames. Image frames that are similar to the target image frames are presented to the operator to confirm. Alternatively, image frames can be selected by the processor that contain a specific feature or that are similar to image frames that were previously selected by the operator when performing a particular type of examination.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.Inventors: Andrew Lundberg, Gina Kelly, Kerem Karadayi
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Patent number: 11553892Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is used to acquire a fetal image in a sagittal view for the performance of a nuchal translucency measurement. After a fetal image has been acquired, a zoom box is positioned over the image, encompassing a region of interest. The size of the zoom box is automatically set for the user in correspondence with gestational age or crown rump length. The system automatically tracks the region of interest within the zoom box in the presence of fetal motion in an effort to maintain the region of interest within the zoom box despite movement by the fetus.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Susan Gay Heller, Yayun Wan, Ji Cao
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Patent number: 11547386Abstract: Systems and methods of ultrasound imaging of an object that includes multiple depth zones. Each of the zones can be imaged using a different frequency, or the same frequency as another zone. A method includes imaging a first zone using plane wave imaging, imaging a second zone using tissue harmonic imaging, and imaging a third zone using fundamental and subharmonic deep imaging. The depth of each zone can vary based on the ultrasonic array, and correspondingly, the F # used for imaging the zone. In an example, zones can be imaged at different F #'s, for example, at F #1 for the first zone, at F #2, F #3, or F #6 for one or more zones that extend deeper into the object than the first zone. The method can also include forming an image based on the received signals from the multiple zones, and blending the transitions between the zones.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: YOR LABS, INC.Inventors: Anshumali Roy, Chung Ping Cheung, Clark D. Brooks, Colin Michael Doolittle
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Patent number: 11540809Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a hardware processor that determines a focal position of a push wave, and positions of observation points in a region of interest indicating an analysis target range within the subject, causes the ultrasonic probe to perform transmission of a push wave focusing on the focal position, and subsequent to the transmission, causes the ultrasonic probe to transmit a detection wave passing through the region of interest within the subject, and calculates amounts of displacement of tissue of the subject at the observation points on the basis of a reflected wave obtained by the ultrasonic probe in response to the transmission of the detection wave, calculates propagation speeds of the shear wave in the tissue of the subject with respect to the observation points on the basis of the amounts of displacement, and evaluates values of the propagation speeds calculated to create an evaluation result.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Masaru Fuse
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Patent number: 11540727Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a bio-signal includes a pulse wave sensor that may measure a pulse wave signal, of an object of interest, that is non-equidistantly sampled based on a sampling rate of the pulse wave sensor, and a processor that may identify, using a sampling profile, a first interval based on a health index to be measured. The processor may identify, using the sampling profile, a second interval based on the health index to be measured. The processor may set the sampling rate of the pulse wave sensor to a first sampling rate in the first interval. The processor may set the sampling rate of the pulse wave sensor to a second sampling rate, that is less than the first sampling rate, in the second interval.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Wook Lee, Byung Hoon Ko, Chang Mok Choi
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Patent number: 11544631Abstract: Disclosed is a blood flow measurement apparatus using Doppler ultrasound.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: HEALCERION CO., LTD.Inventors: Jeong Won Ryu, You Chan Choung
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Patent number: 11543508Abstract: Certain embodiments include an apparatus, system, or method for time-gain compensation control of an ultrasound system. A computer-implemented method can include providing a tactile gain control comprising a near, middle, and far gain control. The middle gain control can be configured for two-dimensional range adjustment of depth and gain. The computer-implemented method can also include adjust at least one of the near, middle, or far gain control. In addition, the computer-implemented method can include displaying an ultrasound image based on at least one of the adjusted near, middle, or far gain control.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.Inventors: Jason Rothwell, Andrew Lundberg, Jean Tsou, Craig Chamberlain, Wendy Swan, Brittney Klingenberg
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Patent number: 11540805Abstract: A system comprising a multi-modal ultrasound probe configured to operate in a plurality of operating modes associated with a respective plurality of configuration profiles; and a computing device coupled to the handheld multi-modal ultrasound probe and configured to, in response to receiving input indicating an operating mode selected by a user, cause the multi-modal ultrasound probe to operate in the selected operating mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Jonathan M. Rothberg, Susan A. Alie, Nevada J. Sanchez, Tyler S. Ralston, Christopher Thomas McNulty, Jaime Scott Zahorian, Paul Francis Cristman, Matthew de Jonge, Keith G. Fife
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Patent number: 11536818Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein related to an ultrasound processing unit (UPU) including gray-coding circuitry configured to convert standard binary-coded digital ultrasound signals to gray-coded digital ultrasound signals and gray-decoding circuitry coupled to the gray-coding circuitry and configured to convert the gray-coded digital ultrasound signals to standard binary-coded digital ultrasound signals. The UPU may include an analog portion, a digital portion, and a data bus configured to route the gray-coded digital ultrasound signals from the analog portion to the digital portion subsequent to converting the standard binary-coded digital ultrasound signals to the gray-coded digital ultrasound signals. The analog portion may include multiple analog front-ends (AFEs), the gray-coding circuitry, and an analog-to-digital converter. The digital portion may include the gray-decoding circuitry. A data bus from one AFE may pass over another AFE.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Jungwook Yang, Daniel Rea McMahill, Kailiang Chen, Nevada J. Sanchez
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Patent number: 11539898Abstract: A microscope scanner is provided comprising a detector array for obtaining an image from a sample and a sample holder configured to move relative to the detector array. The sample holder can be configured to move to a plurality of target positions relative to the detector array in accordance with position control signals issued by a controller and the detector array is configured to capture images during an imaging scan based on the position control signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Roland Hawes, Martin Philip Gouch
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Patent number: 11534133Abstract: An ultrasonic detection method and ultrasonic imaging system for a fetal heart. Since after three-dimensional volume data is obtained, at least one point within a fetal heart in the three-dimensional volume data is identified, the spatial position where a fetal heart cross-section is located in the three-dimensional volume data is identified according to the point, and the fetal heart cross-section is then extracted from the three-dimensional volume data according to the identified spatial position, the fetal heart cross-section can be quickly acquired from the three-dimensional volume data. The present invention is simple and easy to use, and is convenient for a doctor to make a diagnosis.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yaoxian Zou, Muqing Lin, Yong Huang, Zhijie Chen
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Patent number: 11534142Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes a transmission unit, a reception unit, a generator, and a display controller. The transmission unit causes an ultrasonic probe to transmit a displacement-producing ultrasonic wave and causes the probe to transmit a displacement-observing ultrasonic wave. The reception unit generates reflected-wave data based on a reflected wave received by the probe. The generator calculates displacement at each of a plurality of positions in the scan area over a plurality of time phases, based on the reflected-wave data, determines a time phase when the calculated displacement is substantially maximum, for each of the positions, and generates image data representing positions where the determined time phases are substantially the same as each other, among the positions. The display controller superimposes an image based on the image data on a medical image corresponding to an area including the scan area.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Watanabe, Yuko Kanayama, Tetsuya Kawagishi, Yoshimi Muto, Eiji Goto, Koichiro Kurita, Shogo Fukuda
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Patent number: 11534141Abstract: Methods for contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging that implement coded multi-pulses in each of two or more different transmission events are described. Data acquired in response to the two different transmission events are decoded and combined. In some embodiments, the coded multi-pulses include two or more consecutive Hadamard encoded ultrasound pulses. In other embodiments, multiplane wave pulses can be used. Such multiplane wave pulses can be coded using Hadamard encoding, as one example. In addition, the multiplane wave pulses can be further coded using amplitude modulation, pulse inversion, or pulse inversion amplitude modulation techniques.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and ResearchInventors: Ping Gong, Shigao Chen, Pengfei Song
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Patent number: 11529119Abstract: Methods and apparatus for treating a patient. The method includes acquiring a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals with an ultrasound transducer, each RF signal representing one or more return echoes from a scan line of a pulse-mode echo ultrasound scan. A position of the ultrasound transducer corresponding to each of the acquired RF signals is determined, and a plurality of contour lines generated from the plurality of RF signals. The method estimates a 3-D shape and position of an anatomical feature, such as a joint of patient based on the generated contour lines and corresponding ultrasound transducer positions. An apparatus, or computer includes a processor and a memory with instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the aforementioned method.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: JointVue, LLCInventors: Mohamed R. Mahfouz, Ray C. Wasielewski
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Patent number: 11529123Abstract: In backscatter coefficient imaging, a backscatter coefficient of one region of interest relative another region of interest is used to avoid calibration. The system effects are removed by using a frequency-dependent measure of the backscatter. The relative frequency-dependent backscatter coefficient is determined by an ultrasound scanner.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Inventor: Yassin Labyed
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Patent number: 11529116Abstract: Ultrasound imaging systems for automatically identifying and saving ultrasound images relevant to a needle injection procedure, and associated systems and methods, are described herein. For example, an ultrasound imaging system includes a transducer for transmitting/receiving ultrasound signals during a needle injection procedure, and receive circuitry configured to convert the received ultrasound signals into ultrasound image data. The image data can be stored in a buffer memory. A processor can analyze the image data stored in the buffer memory to identify image data that depicts a specified injection event of the needle injection procedure, and the identified image data can be stored in a memory for archival purposes.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.Inventors: Wendy Swan, Daniel Shelton, Somnath Banik
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Patent number: 11528470Abstract: A data transmission method, a method of displaying three-dimensional image, a data transmission device and a three-dimensional image display device are provided. The shift register unit includes a device. The data transmission method, comprises: performing a phase decomposition on a preset three-dimensional model to generate a plurality of phase images; acquiring position information and color information of pixels in the plurality of phase images; and sending the position information and the color information of the pixels in the plurality of phase images to a volumetric three-dimensional display device.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Minglei Chu, Fuqiang Ma, Xue Dong, Ming Chen, Hao Zhang, Lili Chen, Hongzhen Xue, Yaoyu Lv, Zhanshan Ma, Guixin Yan
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Patent number: 11520415Abstract: An interactive 3D cursor facilitates selection and manipulation of a three-dimensional volume from a three-dimensional image. The selected volume image may be transparency-adjusted and filtered to remove selected tissues from view. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of tissues in a selected volume may be performed. Location indicators, annotations, and registration markers may be overlaid on selected volume images.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: D3D Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kathleen M. Douglas, Robert E. Douglas, David Byron Douglas
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Patent number: 11517291Abstract: Ultrasound image devices, systems, and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an intraluminal ultrasound imaging system includes a patient interface module (PIM) in communication with an intraluminal imaging device comprising an ultrasound imaging component, the PIM comprising a processing component configured to detect device information associated with the intraluminal imaging device, the device information identifying an ultrasound attribute associated with the ultrasound imaging component; and determine a waveform for ultrasound wave emissions at the ultrasound imaging component based on the identified ultrasound attribute; and a trigger signal generation component in communication with the processing component and configured to generate a trigger signal based on the determined waveform to control the ultrasound wave emissions at the ultrasound imaging component.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATIONInventors: Sherwood Kantor, Sidney Rhodes, Shukui Zhao
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Patent number: 11510645Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound imaging apparatus for predicting fetal growth rate, including: an ultrasound probe configured to transmit ultrasound signals to a fetus and receive ultrasound echo signals reflected from the fetus; a user inputter configured to receive pregnancy information regarding a patient from a user; a communicator configured to receive, from a cloud server, fetal biometric data related to the pregnancy information regarding the patient from among fetal biometric data prestored and accumulated in the cloud server; and a controller configured to generate an ultrasound image of the fetus by using the ultrasound echo signals, measure a size of a body part of the fetus on the ultrasound image, and predict the fetal growth rate based on the measured size of the body part of the fetus and the fetal biometric data received from the cloud server.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.Inventors: Hoki Hong, Daebong Park, Sungnam Park, Jaeho Lee, Jeong Cho, Soonjae Hong
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Patent number: 11501433Abstract: Systems and methods for processing electronic images from a medical device comprise receiving an image frame from the medical device, and determining a first color channel and a second color channel in the image frame. A location of an electromagnetic beam halo may be identified by comparing the first color channel and second color channel. Edges of an electromagnetic beam may be determined based on the electromagnetic beam halo, and size metrics of the electromagnetic beam may be determined based on the edges of the electromagnetic beam. A visual indicator on the image frame may be displayed based on the size metrics of the electromagnetic beam.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Longquan Chen, Mussie Teshome Demisse, Judith Fusman, Aaron Silva, Andrea Cahill, Evan Gyllenhaal
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Patent number: 11497467Abstract: Disclosed herein is a probe head-cover applicator and method for applying a probe-head cover to a probe head of an ultrasound probe. A probe head-cover applicator can include a tray including a cavity, an insert of a compressible material suspended over the cavity, and a probe-head cover adhered to the insert. The insert can include a first adhesive on an outward-facing surface of the insert facing away from the cavity. The probe-head cover can be adhered to the insert by the first adhesive. The probe-head cover can include a second adhesive on an outward-facing surface of the probe-head cover facing away from the insert. The second adhesive can be configured to adhere the probe-head cover to a probe head of an ultrasound probe when the probe head is inserted into the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Bard Access Systems, Inc.Inventor: Glade H. Howell
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Patent number: 11501363Abstract: The present teaching is related to the field of aesthetics. It concerns more particularly new methods for the generation of 3D anatomical outputs and 3D simulations of any aesthetic procedure, products obtained by such simulations, uses thereof and the creation of platforms or 3D virtual worlds of connected users and entities forming a virtual community using such methods and creating or ordering accessories and/or products.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Crisalix S.A.Inventors: Jaime Garcia Giraldez, Fabian Wyss
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Patent number: 11495133Abstract: An aircraft enhanced vision system includes an electromagnetic sensor comprising at least one group of transmitters and at least one group of receivers. The electromagnetic sensor includes a waveform generation assembly powering each transmitter in order to generate the transmitted signal and a signal capture assembly to capture the signal received by each receiver after reflection off of the ground. The transmitters are distinct and spaced apart from the receivers, being arranged so as to form at least one virtual transmitter/receiver network extending in an elongation direction perpendicular to the observation direction from each transmitter/receiver combination between the group of transmitters and the group of receivers.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: DASSAULT AVIATIONInventors: Gérard Leflour, Jérôme Lagarde, Paul Soudais, Nicolas Moulin
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Patent number: 11487006Abstract: Disclosed is an imaging method for producing an image of a region inside a medium by an array of transducers, including the a transmission step of a plurality of waves inside the medium, a reception step for acquiring a set of data, a beamforming step providing a plurality beamformed pixel values depending on various transmit weighting vectors, and a combining step for combining the beamformed pixel values into a pixel value of each pixel in the image. The transmit weighting vectors are different and orthogonal one to another one.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: SUPERSONIC IMAGINEInventor: Christophe Fraschini
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Patent number: 11478224Abstract: Color Doppler imaging with line artifact reduction is provided in multi-beam scanning. Doppler estimates representing the same spatial location but calculated from spatially distinctive transmit beam groups are combined through weighted linear interpolation. Methods of calculating the linear interpolation weights are provided based on geometric relationships and optimization functions. Complete overlapping and superposition among receive beams in the interpolation region are not required. Partial interpolation among the receive beams, where only the estimates of the outer receive scan lines may overlap and be interpolated while estimates for scan lines closer to the transmit scan line are not interpolated, allowing for more rapid frame rate.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Inventor: Liang Zhai
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Patent number: 11471123Abstract: A temporal change at each coordinate of interest which is spatially fixed in frame data of a plurality of time phases obtained by transmitting and receiving ultrasound is made understandable. A trace processor derives an amount of temporal change at each coordinate of interest of a plurality of coordinates of interest which are spatially fixed in the frame data over a plurality of time phases. The trace processor also derives an amount of spatial movement of each site of interest based on the amount of temporal change of each coordinate of interest near each site of interest. Further, the trace processor derives an amount of spatial movement of each site of interest for each time phase over a plurality of time phases in a trace period, and traces a motion of each site of interest in the trace period based on the amount of movement derived for each time phase.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM Healthcare CorporationInventor: Toshinori Maeda
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Patent number: 11471132Abstract: A control circuit of an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus having an ultrasound endoscope controls a transmission circuit to generate a transmission signal, which includes a diagnostic driving pulse applied to each of a plurality of ultrasound transducers that generate ultrasound waves for acquiring an ultrasound image, in the case of acquiring the ultrasound image, and controls the transmission circuit to generate a polarization driving pulse, which has a polarization driving voltage different from voltage of the diagnostic driving pulse within the same settable voltage range as the diagnostic driving pulse and has a frequency different from a probe frequency band for acquiring the ultrasound image, in order to perform the polarization processing of the plurality of ultrasound transducers in the case of performing the polarization processing.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Katsuya Yamamoto, Yasuhiko Morimoto, Satoru Okada
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Patent number: 11474075Abstract: An acoustic technique can be used for performing non-destructive testing. For example, a method for acoustic evaluation of a target can include generating respective acoustic transmission events via selected transmitting ones of a plurality of electroacoustic transducers, and in response to the respective acoustic transmission events, receiving respective acoustic echo signals using other receiving ones of the plurality of electroacoustic transducers, and coherently summing representations of the respective received acoustic echo signals to generate a pixel or voxel value corresponding to a specified spatial location of the target. Such summation can include weighting contributions from the respective representations to suppress contributions from acoustic propagation paths outside a specified angular range with respect to a surface on or within the target, such as to provide an acoustic path-filtered total focusing method (PF-TFM).Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Olympus NDT Canada Inc.Inventors: Benoit Lepage, Guillaume Painchaud-April
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Patent number: 11471131Abstract: A system and a method of ultrasound imaging includes acquiring ultrasound data, acquiring a quality parameter while acquiring the ultrasound data, determining an acquisition quality level based on the quality parameter, displaying an image generated based on the ultrasound data and displaying an ROI on the ultrasound image, where a color of the ROI represents the acquisition quality level.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Tanya Specht, Menachem Halmann, Alexander Sokulin, Peter Lysyansky, Cynthia Owen, Sergey Ogurtsov
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Patent number: 11467280Abstract: An underwater detection apparatus is provided. The apparatus may include a transmission transducer, a reception transducer, and processing circuitry. The transmission transducer may transmit a transmission wave. The reception transducer may include a plurality of reception elements that generate a reception signal based on a reflection wave including a reflection of the transmission wave on an underwater target. The processing circuitry may generate a 3D image data that represents an echo intensity of the underwater target based at least in part on the reception signal generated by each reception element, and may set a depth marking on the 3D image data for which a depth is equal to a given depth, by changing an echo intensity color that represents the echo intensity of the 3D image data into a depth color that represents a depth of the 3D image data, the depth color being different from the echo intensity color.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Sanae Nagai
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Patent number: 11464492Abstract: A Multiple Aperture Ultrasound Imaging system and methods of use are provided with any number of features. In some embodiments, a multi-aperture ultrasound imaging system is configured to transmit and receive ultrasound energy to and from separate physical ultrasound apertures. In some embodiments, a transmit aperture of a multi-aperture ultrasound imaging system is configured to transmit an omni-directional unfocused ultrasound waveform approximating a first point source through a target region. In some embodiments, the ultrasound energy is received with a single receiving aperture. In other embodiments, the ultrasound energy is received with multiple receiving apertures. Algorithms are described that can combine echoes received by one or more receiving apertures to form high resolution ultrasound images. Additional algorithms can solve for variations in tissue speed of sound, thus allowing the ultrasound system to be used virtually anywhere in or on the body.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Maui Imaging, Inc.Inventors: Donald F. Specht, Kenneth D. Brewer
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Patent number: 11464494Abstract: An ultrasound system, probe and method are provided that comprise a transducer with piezoelectric transducer elements polarized in a poling direction, wherein over time one or more of the transducer elements possibly exhibit a depoling effect; and one or more drive circuits configured to: i) generate a transmit signal having at least first polarity segments, the first segments having corresponding first peak amplitudes; ii) generate a repoling signal having a repoling pattern configured to at least partially revert the depoling effect exhibited by the one or more transducer elements; and iii) generate a bias signal in the poling direction, the bias signal combined with the at least one of the transmit signal or the repoling signal to form a corresponding at least one of a biased transmit signal or a bias repoling signal, that is shifted in the poling direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLCInventors: Harald Weichenberger, Reinhold Brüstle, Anton Hörl, Bruno Hans Haider, Rene Hechtfischer
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Patent number: 11461990Abstract: A method and system for image processing is provided. The method for image processing may include: obtaining an image data set, wherein the image data set includes a first set of volume data; and determining, by the at least one processor, a target anatomy of interest based on the first set of volume data. The determining of the target anatomy of interest may include: determining an initial anatomy of interest in the first set of volume data; and editing the initial anatomy of interest to obtain the target anatomy of interest. The target anatomy of interest may include at least one region of interest (ROI) or at least one volume of interest (VOI). The initial anatomy of interest may include at least one ROI or at least one VOI.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu Xiang, Yang Zhang
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Patent number: 11457979Abstract: A surgical planning system for the reconstruction of missing or damaged bone parts comprises processing circuitry for receiving 3D image data regarding at least one osseous donor area, processing the 3D image data into structured 3D image data where osseous portions are distinguished from soft tissues and/or vascular systems, reading in of 3D target data regarding a missing or damaged bone part, obtaining one or more 3D target curves in relation to the 3D target data and the 3D image data of the at least one osseous donor area, and segmenting the structured 3D image data with the osseous portions of the osseous donor area into segments, where the segments within the structured 3D image data are determined based on the 3D target data and an adaptation of sections of the one or more 3D target curves.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: RHEINISCH-WESTFÄLISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE (RWTH) AACHENInventors: Ali Modabber, Stefan Raith
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Patent number: 11455734Abstract: In a method for automatic motion detection in medical image-series, a dataset of a series of images is provided. The images can be of a similar region of interest that are recorded at consecutive points of time. The method can further include localizing a target in the images of the dataset and calculating a position of the target in the images to calculate localization data of the target, and calculating movement data of a movement of the target of temporal adjacent images of the images based on the localization data.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbHInventors: Jens Wetzl, Seung Su Yoon, Christoph Forman, Michaela Schmidt, Elisabeth Hoppe
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Patent number: 11452505Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a probe configured to transmit ultrasonic waves to a living body and receive ultrasonic waves reflected by the living body; and a processor configured to, in a moving image mode, cause ultrasonic image data based on ultrasonic waves received by a first subset of the total number of oscillators that the probe has to be output, and, in a static image mode, cause ultrasonic image data based on ultrasonic waves received by a second subset of the total number of oscillators that the probe has to be output, wherein the number of oscillators used in the second subset is greater than the number of oscillators used in the first subset.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.Inventors: Naoto Adachi, Naoto Yoneda, Masaya Tamamura, Amane Inoue
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Patent number: 11419574Abstract: An ultrasound imaging apparatus includes: a probe configured to transmit ultrasound waves and detect echo signals; a display; and at least one processor configured to generate an ultrasound image based on the echo signals, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain a three-dimensional (3D) medical image of a uterus, determine a target position for embryo transfer based on the 3D medical image, obtain a real-time ultrasound image of the uterus, identify the target position in the real-time ultrasound image, and control the display to display the real-time ultrasound image and information about the target position.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.Inventors: Dongkuk Shin, Hyunjae Jeon
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Patent number: 11413021Abstract: A wearable bladder monitoring device is disclosed and includes a fastener for securing the device to a subject's body; a phased array of ultrasound transducers having configurable output frequencies; a configurable phased array controller adapted to control the phased array to direct ultrasound beams into the subject's body under a plurality of discrete beam angles and to collect echo signals of the ultrasound beams, wherein the phased array controller is adapted to direct a set of ultrasound beams into the subject's body for at least a subset of the discrete beam angles in response to a configuration instruction defining the respective output frequencies of the ultrasound beams in the set; and a device transceiver for communicating data pertaining to the echo signals to a remote device to facilitate the remote processing of the data and to receive the configuration instruction from the remote device.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Franciscus Hendrikus Van Heesch, Igor Wilhelmus Franciscus Paulussen, Nico Maris Adriaan De Wild, Katia Donato, Christianus Martinus Van Heesch, Rick Bezemer
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Patent number: 11413006Abstract: The present invention provides an improved ultrasound imaging system arranged to evaluate a set of acquired 3D image data in order to provide a compounded 3D image of a fetus irrespective of its position and movement.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Tobias Klinder, Cristian Lorenz, Irina Waechter-Stehle
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Patent number: 11413011Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrasound-based system for localizing a medical device within the field of view of an ultrasound imaging probe. A localization system is provided that includes at least three ultrasound emitters that are arranged on a frame; and a position triangulation unit. The frame is adapted for attachment to an ultrasound imaging probe. The position triangulation unit determines a spatial position of the ultrasound detector relative to the at least three ultrasound emitters based on signals received from an ultrasound detector that is attached to the medical device. The frame includes a detachable reference volume comprising a background volume and an inclusion or void.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Stefan Van De Pas, Hendrik Roelof Stapert
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Patent number: 11411604Abstract: An automotive Ethernet physical-layer (PHY) transceiver includes an analog Front End (FE) and a digital processor. The FE is configured to receive an analog Ethernet signal over a physical Ethernet link while the Ethernet PHY transceiver is operating in a vehicle, and to convert the received analog Ethernet signal into a digital signal. The digital processor is configured to hold one or more noise profiles that characterize respective predefined noise types of noise signals that are expected to corrupt the received analog Ethernet signal, to classify an actual noise signal present in the digital signal into one of the noise types, using the noise profiles, and in response to deciding that the actual noise signal matches a given noise type among the predefined noise types, to apply a noise mitigation operation selected responsively to the given noise type.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: MARVELL ASIA PTE LTDInventors: Hon Wai Fung, Dance Wu, Christopher Mash
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Patent number: 11403778Abstract: An ultrasound image processing apparatus (16) is disclosed comprising a processor arrangement (46, 50) adapted to receive a temporal sequence (15) of ultrasound images (150) of at least a chest region (151) of a fetal entity (62) from an ultrasound probe (14), said chest region including the fetal heart (171), said temporal sequence capturing at least part of a cardiac cycle of the fetal heart; identify the chest region of the fetal entity in one or more of the ultrasound images of said temporal sequence; identify a portion of the spine in the identified chest region; calculate an orientation axis (160) of the fetal chest from the identified chest region and the identified spine portion; identify the septum of the fetal heart as a linear structure which is temporally more stable than its surrounding structures in said temporal sequence of ultrasound images and which defines a region of convergence of the movements of the fetal heart during said cardiac cycle; calculate an orientation axis (170) of the fetal hType: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Cybèle Ciofolo-Veit, Laurence Rouet, Caroline Denise Francoise Raynaud, David Nigel Roundhill
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Patent number: 11399802Abstract: This invention is the improved methods and ultrasound apparatus with the wirelessly chargeable battery of the ultrasound probe and with the record of the ultrasound data and ultrasound images on the removable memory card. The improved methods provide the steps of the operation of the improved ultrasound apparatus, and the improved ultrasound apparatus includes the microprocessor unit and control organs unit, which provide control of an ultrasound unit, comprising piezoelectric devices, a transmission unit, a battery unit, including battery and battery wireless charging control circuitry, indication unit, and includes a card insertion registration device recognizing the presence of a removable memory card in the ultrasound probe.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Inventor: Ann Rachel Yufa
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Patent number: 11403057Abstract: An information processing device sets a region of interest in an imaging region and determines a region to be displayed from the region of interest according to a state of an object.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Shogo Takanashi