SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OFFLUIDS IN HUMAN CAVITIES IN ULTRASOUND IMAGES

摘要

Ultrasound imaging systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ultrasongraphy method includes creating a database that is representative of a tissue, a fluid, or a cavity of a body, and transmitting ultrasound pulses into a region~of-interest in a patient. Echoes are received from the region of interest, and based upon the received echoes, compiling an ultrasonic patter n of the region-of-interest is compiled. The pattern is processed by comparing the region-of-interest patterns to the pattern information stored in the database. A composition within the region-of-interest of the patient is then determined.