18708352. 3D ULTRASOUND IMAGING WITH FOV ADAPTATION (KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.)
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3D ULTRASOUND IMAGING WITH FOV ADAPTATION
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Inventor(s)
Irina Waechter-stehle of Hamburg (DE)
Jochen Peters of Norderstedt (DE)
Mathieu De Craene of Suresnes (FR)
David Prater of Andover MA (US)
Jose Rivero of Cambridge MA (US)
3D ULTRASOUND IMAGING WITH FOV ADAPTATION
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18708352 titled '3D ULTRASOUND IMAGING WITH FOV ADAPTATION
Original Abstract Submitted
A method is provided for adapting a 3D field of view (FOV) in ultrasound data acquisition so as to minimize the FOV volume in a manner that is controlled and precise. The method comprises defining a volumetric region across which 3D ultrasound data is desired, and then adapting the data acquisition field of view (FOV) in dependence upon the defined volumetric region, to encompass the region. This is achieved based on adapting a scan line length (or scan depth) of each individual scan line based on the defined volumetric region. In some embodiments, the volumetric region may be defined based on anatomical segmentation of a reference ultrasound dataset acquired in an initial step, and setting the volumetric region in dependence upon boundaries of an identified object of interest. The volumetric region may in a subset of embodiments be set as the region occupied by a detected anatomical object of interest.
