SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE ENHANCEMENT OF A REGION OF INTEREST IN AN IMAGE

摘要

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for receiving ultrasound image data corresponding to an ultrasound image with a master dynamic range and displaying a globally tone-mapped version of the ultrasound image on an electronic display. A region of interest (ROI) within the ultrasound image may be regionally tone mapped to provide an enhanced, optimized, and/or otherwise improved image of the ROI. The regional tone mapping may allow for features within the ROI to be more easily distinguishable that are not or at least not easily distinguishable in the global tone mapping of the same region.

主权项

1. A method for enhancing a region of an ultrasound image, the method comprising:
receiving, via a processor, ultrasound image data corresponding to an ultrasound image with a master dynamic range; generating a global tone mapping of the ultrasound image data to a displayable dynamic range, wherein the displayable dynamic range is less than the master dynamic range of the ultrasound image; receiving, via an electronic input device, information identifying a selected region of the ultrasound image for enhanced tone mapping; and generating a regional tone mapping of a subset of the ultrasound image data corresponding to the selected region, wherein the regional tone mapping of the selected region of the ultrasound image is different from the global tone mapping of the selected region of the ultrasound image, and wherein the regional tone mapping increases a contrast between at least two image elements within the selected region relative to the global tone mapping.