METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED VISUALIZATION BY AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING ULTRASOUND NEEDLE RECOGNITION PARAMETERS

摘要

An ultrasound device determines a position and orientation of a surgical instrument based at least in part on tracking information, such as magnetic field strength, emitted by an emitter of a tracking system and detected by a sensor of the tracking system. The sensor and the emitter are attached to or within a different one of a probe of the ultrasound device and the surgical instrument. The ultrasound device determines an ultrasound imaging parameter, such as an ultrasound beam steering angle, based at least in part on the determined position and orientation of the surgical instrument. The ultrasound device applies the ultrasound imaging parameter to acquire ultrasound image data of a target. The ultrasound device generates an ultrasound image based on the acquired ultrasound image data of the target. The ultrasound image includes a representation of the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument may be a needle.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
determining, by a processor of an ultrasound system, a position and orientation of a surgical instrument based at least in part on tracking information emitted by an emitter of a tracking system and detected by a sensor of the tracking system, the sensor and the emitter being attached to or within a different one of a probe of an ultrasound system and the surgical instrument; determining, by the processor, an ultrasound imaging parameter based at least in part on the determined position and orientation of the surgical instrument; applying the ultrasound imaging parameter to acquire, by the probe, ultrasound image data of a target; and generating, by the processor, an ultrasound image based on the acquired ultrasound image data of the target, the ultrasound image comprising a representation of the surgical instrument.