JP4831538B2 - 多数の強調画像を提示する方法 - Google Patents
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Description
14 受信器
20 超音波データメモリ
40 スライス厚み設定制御部
42 ボリューム走査コンバータ
44 スライスメモリ
46 ボリュームレンダリングプロセッサ
50 ビデオプロセッサ
67 表示装置
Claims (9)
- 異なる解剖学的特徴を有する複数の強調画像(160−166)を提示する方法であって、
多数の解剖学的特徴を有する超音波ボリュームデータセットを収集する収集段階と、
前記超音波ボリュームデータセット内に厚さ(142)を有する1つの平面(132)を識別する識別段階と、
前記超音波ボリュームデータセット内で複数の画像強調処理法を用いて前記平面(132)を含み前記多数の解剖学的特徴に対応して予め設定された異なる厚さのスライスデータを処理し複数の強調画像を形成する処理段階であって、前記複数の強調画像の各々は、異なる解剖学的特徴を強調するところの異なる画像強調処理法を用いて生成され、前記超音波ボリューム・データセットを収集しながらリアルタイムにこの画像強調処理を行い、上記データセットが格納された後に上記画像強調処理を可能ならしめるものである、画像強調処理段階と、
前記ボリュームデータセット内の前記多数の解剖学的特徴に基づく多数の強調画像(160−166)を同時に提示する提示段階と、
を具備することを特徴とする方法。 - 前記解剖学的特徴が、骨、軟組織、コントラスト、及び血管の少なくとも1つを含む請求項1に記載の方法。
- ボリュームレンダリング法を選択する段階を更に含み、前記多数の強調画像(160−166)が該ボリュームレンダリング法に基づくものである請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記処理段階は、予め定められた複数の画像強調法を用いて前記ボリュームデータセットを処理しながら同時に複数の強調画像を生成する段階を更に含み、前記多数の強調画像(160−166)の各々を異なる画像強調法を用いて処理する請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記提示段階が、前記多数の強調画像(160−166)をリアルタイムで提示する段階を更に含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記多数の解剖学的特徴を強調するためにボリュームレンダリング法を選択する段階を更に含み、前記ボリュームレンダリング法が、サーフェステクスチャ、最大濃度、最小濃度、平均投射、傾斜光レンダリング、及び最大透過性のうちの1つである請求項1に記載の方法。
- 多数の強調画像(160-166)を提示する方法であって、
ボリュームメトリックデータを含むデータセットを収集する段階と、
前記データセット内で1つの平面(142)を識別する段階と、
複数の画像強調法を用いて前記平面を含み、前記多数の解剖学的特徴に対応して予め設定された異なる厚さのスライスデータを処理する段階であって、前記データセットを収集すると同時にリアルタイムに前記強調処理を実行せしめ、前記収集されたデータセットが格納された後も前記画像強調処理を実行せしめる、前記処理段階と、
前記データセットに基づいて、複数の画像(160−166)を異なる画像強調法により処理して提示する段階であって、前記異なる画像強調法は対応する異なる解剖学的特徴を強調する、前記提示工程と、を含み、
それぞれが異なる厚さを有する前記多数の画像(160-166)が同時に提示されることを特徴とする方法。 - 前記収集する段階が、以下の収集方式、すなわち、3Dボリューム、4Dボリューム、従来型グレイスケール超音波検査、Bフロー、カラードプラー、組織ドプラー、パワードプラー、ハーモニック及びコハーモニック超音波の少なくとも1つを用いて前記データセットを収集する段階を更に含む請求項7に記載の方法。
- 収集タイプを識別する段階と、
前記収集タイプに基づく前記画像強調法のサブセットを予め定める段階と、
を更に含む請求項7に記載の方法。
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