EP 2173253 A2 20100414 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED IMAGE SELECTION IN DOPPLER ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEMS
Title (en)
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED IMAGE SELECTION IN DOPPLER ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEMS
Title (de)
SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN FÜR DIE AUTOMATISIERTE BILDAUSWAHL IN DOPPLER-ULTRASCHALLSYSTEMEN
Title (fr)
SYSTÈMES ET MÉTHODES POUR LA SÉLECTION AUTOMATISÉE D'IMAGES DANS LES SYSTÈMES D'IMAGERIE DOPPLER À ULTRASONS
Publication
Application
Priority
- IB 2008052903 W 20080718
- US 95210107 P 20070726
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2009013686A2] An ultrasound system is disclosed for selecting a diagnostic image from a series of ultrasound images. An image characterization parameter, such as the standard deviation, is calculated for each of a series of Doppler ultrasound images. The image characterization parameters are then analyzed to select an image corresponding to a predetermined point in a patient's cardiac cycle. The selected image is then displayed. In some embodiments, Doppler images are processed to identify an area of interest corresponding to an individual blood vessel. The image characterization parameter is then calculated based on the area of interest. The area of interest may be identified by receiving a user input, such as positioning a cursor at a specific point on an image. In other embodiments, ultrasound images are mapped to points on an ECG waveform and an image is selected based on analysis of the ECG waveform.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 8/06 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 8/06 (2013.01); G01S 7/5206 (2013.01); G01S 7/52087 (2013.01); G01S 15/8979 (2013.01); A61B 8/0883 (2013.01); A61B 8/0891 (2013.01); G01S 7/52063 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2009013686A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2009013686 A2 20090129; WO 2009013686 A3 20090402; CN 101790351 A 20100728; EP 2173253 A2 20100414; JP 2010534501 A 20101111; RU 2010106996 A 20110910
DOCDB simple family (application)
IB 2008052903 W 20080718; CN 200880100367 A 20080718; EP 08789366 A 20080718; JP 2010517522 A 20080718; RU 2010106996 A 20080718