18836036. AUTOMATED PLEURAL LINE ASSESSMENT IN LUNG ULTRASOUND (KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.)
AUTOMATED PLEURAL LINE ASSESSMENT IN LUNG ULTRASOUND
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Inventor(s)
Balasundar Iyyavu Raju of North Andover MA US
Jochen Kruecker of Andover MA US
AUTOMATED PLEURAL LINE ASSESSMENT IN LUNG ULTRASOUND
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18836036 titled 'AUTOMATED PLEURAL LINE ASSESSMENT IN LUNG ULTRASOUND
Original Abstract Submitted
A method for processing an ultrasound frame includes obtaining an ultrasound frame of a lung and identifying a pleural line in the lung; quantifying the pleural line identified in the lung to obtain a quantification of the pleural line; comparing the quantification of the pleural line to a predetermined value; and identifying at least one of irregularity or thickening in the pleural line based on comparing the quantification of the pleural line to the predetermined value.