JP2010227568A - 機能超音波画像化システムおよび方法 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】この方法(210)は、画像化対象物の多面画像化走査から取得された超音波画像データを獲得する(212)ステップを含む。超音波画像データは複数の画像面を規定する。この方法(210)は、複数の画像面に基づいた2次元追跡情報から画像化対象物の機能画像情報を決定する(216)ステップと、機能画像情報を使用して画像化対象物の機能超音波画像データを生成する(218)ステップとをさらに含む。
【選択図】図1
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102 送信器
104 要素
106 探触子
108 受信器
110 ビーム形成器
112 RFプロセッサ
114 メモリ
116 プロセッサ
118 表示装置
122 メモリ
124 ユーザインターフェイス
126 機能画像化モジュール
136 超音波プロセッサモジュール
150 超音波コントローラ
152、154、156、158、160、162、164 サブモジュール
170 超音波データ
172 カラーフローデータ
174 パワードップラデータ
176 Bモードデータ
178 スペクトルドップラデータ
180 Mモードデータ
182 ARFIデータ
184 組織ドップラデータ
190 メモリ
192 走査変換器サブモジュール
194 2D映像プロセッササブモジュール
195 超音波画像フレーム
196 バス
198 マルチモード画像フレーム
200 3Dプロセッササブモジュール
230 画像データ
232、234、236 走査面
238 回転軸
240 画像データ
242、244、246 走査面
280 表示
282 セグメント
284 領域
290 ワークフロー
330 超音波システム
332 探触子
334 ユーザインターフェイス
336 一体型表示装置
338 外部デバイス
340 有線または無線のネットワーク
350 超音波画像化システム
352 表示部
354 ユーザインターフェイス
358 超音波探触子
380 タイプライター様キーボード
382 ボタン
384 多機能制御部
386 ラベル表示区域
388 制御部
392 ラベル
394 テキスト形式表示区域
400 ポータブル超音波画像化システム
402 移動可能な基部
404 表示装置
406 ユーザインターフェイス
408 制御ボタン
410 キーボード
412 トラックボール
414 多機能制御部
Claims (10)
- 機能超音波画像化の方法(210)であって、
画像化対象物の多面画像化走査から取得された超音波画像データを獲得する(212)ステップであって、前記超音波画像データが複数の画像面を規定する、ステップと、
前記複数の画像面に基づいた2次元追跡情報から前記画像化対象物の機能画像情報を決定する(216)ステップと、
前記機能画像情報を使用して前記画像化対象物の機能超音波画像データを生成する(218)ステップと
を含む方法。 - 前記機能画像情報を決定するために2次元追跡を行うステップをさらに含む、請求項1記載の方法(210)。
- 前記画像化対象物が心臓であり、前記超音波画像データが心筋収縮情報を含む機能情報をもつ画像化心臓データを含む、請求項1記載の方法(210)。
- 複数の画像フレームの少なくとも1つの心尖点に基づいて前記複数の画像フレームの各々の心尖点位置を自動的に決定するステップをさらに含む、請求項3記載の方法。
- 前記多面画像化走査が3面画像化走査を含む、請求項1記載の方法。
- 前記3面画像化走査が、異なる回転走査角度での複数の心尖画像面を含む、請求項5記載の方法。
- 前記多面画像化走査が連続して必要とされる複数の3面画像化走査を含み、前記複数の3面画像化走査から画像化データを組み合わせるステップをさらに含む、請求項1記載の方法。
- 前記複数の3面画像化走査が、複数の回転単一面走査および複数の回転2面走査の一方を含む、請求項7記載の方法。
- 複数の画像フレームを取得するために多面超音波画像化を行うように構成された超音波探触子(106)と、
前記取得された複数の画像フレームに対する2次元追跡情報から機能画像情報を決定し、機能超音波画像データを生成するように構成された機能画像化モジュール(126)を有するプロセッサ(116)と
を備える超音波画像化システム(100)。 - 前記超音波探触子が、電子的にステアリング可能なマトリクスアレイを有する3次元の探触子および3次元(3D)経食道超音波心臓図検査(TEE)超音波探触子の一方を含む、請求項9記載の超音波システム。
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