EP2097009A4 - System and method for ultrasound harmonic imaging - Google Patents

System and method for ultrasound harmonic imaging

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Publication number
EP2097009A4
EP2097009A4 EP07870148A EP07870148A EP2097009A4 EP 2097009 A4 EP2097009 A4 EP 2097009A4 EP 07870148 A EP07870148 A EP 07870148A EP 07870148 A EP07870148 A EP 07870148A EP 2097009 A4 EP2097009 A4 EP 2097009A4
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Prior art keywords
harmonic imaging
ultrasound harmonic
ultrasound
imaging
harmonic
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2097009A2 (en
Inventor
Fuxing Yang
Yanwei Wang
Gerald Mcmorrow
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Verathon Inc
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Verathon Inc
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Publication of EP2097009A2 publication Critical patent/EP2097009A2/en
Publication of EP2097009A4 publication Critical patent/EP2097009A4/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/13—Tomography
    • A61B8/14—Echo-tomography
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/20—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons for measuring urological functions restricted to the evaluation of the urinary system
    • A61B5/202—Assessing bladder functions, e.g. incontinence assessment
    • A61B5/204—Determining bladder volume
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/08—Clinical applications
    • A61B8/0858—Clinical applications involving measuring tissue layers, e.g. skin, interfaces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
    • G01S7/52023—Details of receivers
    • G01S7/52036—Details of receivers using analysis of echo signal for target characterisation
    • G01S7/52038—Details of receivers using analysis of echo signal for target characterisation involving non-linear properties of the propagation medium or of the reflective target
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T7/00—Image analysis
    • G06T7/10—Segmentation; Edge detection
    • G06T7/11—Region-based segmentation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/20—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons for measuring urological functions restricted to the evaluation of the urinary system
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
    • G06T2207/10—Image acquisition modality
    • G06T2207/10132—Ultrasound image
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
    • G06T2207/30—Subject of image; Context of image processing
    • G06T2207/30004—Biomedical image processing

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Physiology (AREA)
  • Urology & Nephrology (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
EP07870148A 2006-12-29 2007-12-31 System and method for ultrasound harmonic imaging Withdrawn EP2097009A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US88288806P 2006-12-29 2006-12-29
PCT/US2007/089231 WO2008083386A2 (en) 2006-12-29 2007-12-31 System and method for ultrasound harmonic imaging

Publications (2)

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EP2097009A2 EP2097009A2 (en) 2009-09-09
EP2097009A4 true EP2097009A4 (en) 2010-01-06

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JP (1) JP2010514524A (en)
CA (1) CA2671708A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2008083386A2 (en)

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CA2671708A1 (en) 2008-07-10
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WO2008083386A2 (en) 2008-07-10
WO2008083386A3 (en) 2008-08-28

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