GRAPHICAL DISPLAY OF CONTRACTIBLE CHAMBER

摘要

Disclosed is a process for displaying ultrasound data representative of a rotationally symmetrical contractible chamber or vessel within a patient which involves obtaining ultrasound data from the ultrasound imaging of the vessel or chamber through at least a phase of one cardiac cycle and virtually sectioning the vessel or chamber into multiple circumferential segments, each extending its own longitudinal distance from a common reference point. The data is used to obtain rotational parameters representative of an entire circumferential segment of the chamber or vessel. The process is repeated until a rotational parameter for each entire circumferential segment along a desired distance of the longitudinal axis of the chamber or vessel has been obtained. The rotational parameters are displayed in a two dimensional format having annular rings with each annular ring being representative of a given circumferential segment.

主权项

1. A process for displaying ultrasound data representative of a contractible chamber or vessel within a patient;
obtaining ultrasound data from the ultrasound imaging of the vessel or chamber through at least a phase of one cardiac cycle; virtually sectioning the vessel or chamber into multiple circumferential segments, each extending its own longitudinal distance from a common reference point; obtaining a rotational parameters representative of an entire circumferential segment of the chamber or vessel, repeating the process until a rotational parameter for each entire circumferential segment along a desired distance of the longitudinal axis of the chamber or vessel has been obtained; and displaying the rotational parameters in a two dimensional format having annular rings with each annular ring being representative of a given circumferential segment.