发明名称 |
Apparatus for acquiring ultrasound scans of a breast |
摘要 |
<p>An adjunctive ultrasound mammography system and associated methods are described, comprising a scanning apparatus facilitating standardized, repeatable breast ultrasound scans, and an adjunctive ultrasound display apparatus configured for fast, intuitive viewing of adjunctive ultrasound data concurrently with x-ray mammogram information. Thick-slice ultrasound images are displayed near x-ray mammogram images for assistance in interpreting the x-ray mammogram images. Concurrent acquisition and display of vibrational resonance image (VDI) data is described. Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) algorithms incorporation acoustically-based feature vectors are described. Easy navigation among thick-slice image arrays, enlarged thick-slice images, and planar ultrasound views is described. Thick-slice images inverted prior to display are described. Algorithms for computing thick-slice images from volumetric scan data are described including feature enhancement algorithms, solutions for border-straddling lesions, and neighborhood-dependent integration algorithms for feature emphasis. Overlaying of thick-slice ultrasound images with x-ray mammogram images for facilitating comprehension of breast structures and detecting abnormalities is described.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP1531730(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.05.25 |
申请号 |
EP20030734336 |
申请日期 |
2003.05.30 |
申请人 |
U-SYSTEMS, INC.;KARSSEMEIJER, NICO |
发明人 |
WANG, SHIH-PING;RAO, FANGYI;CHIN, DONALD;KARSSEMEIJER, NICO;ZHANG, WEI;YU, ZENGPIN |
分类号 |
A61B6/00;A61B8/00;A61B8/08;G06F19/00;G06T7/00;G06T17/40;(IPC1-7):A61B8/00 |
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A61B6/00 |
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