US Patent Application 18326759. MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM simplified abstract

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MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM

Organization Name

GE Precision Healthcare LLC

Inventor(s)

Siying Wang of Wuxi (CN)

MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18326759 titled 'MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM

Simplified Explanation

- The present invention is a medical imaging method, apparatus, and system. - The method involves performing image segmentation of a medical image to determine the heart wall region. - A local elastic image of the heart wall region is generated. - The local elastic image is displayed in real-time and overlapped with the original medical image. - The invention aims to provide a more accurate visualization of the heart wall region during medical imaging.


Original Abstract Submitted

Provided in the present invention are a medical imaging method, apparatus, and system according to various embodiments. According to an embodiment, the medical imaging method includes performing image segmentation of a medical image acquired from a current scan containing a heart region of an examined subject to determine a heart wall region in said medical image. The medical imaging method includes generating a local elastic image of said heart wall region. And the medical imaging method includes displaying said local elastic image at the position of said heart wall region in said medical image in an overlapping manner and in real-time.