JP4917259B2 - 角度依存型後方散乱空間合成のための方法及びシステム - Google Patents
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102 送信器
104 素子
106 探触子
108 受信器
110 ビーム形成器
112 RFプロセッサ
114 RF/IQバッファ
116 信号プロセッサ
118 ディスプレイ
122 画像バッファ
200 超音波ボリューム
202 メモリ
204 走査面
206 ボリューム走査変換装置
208 スライス厚制御入力
210 スライス・メモリ
212 ボリューム・レンダリング・プロセッサ
300 ディスプレイ
316 ボリューム
322 放射状境界
324 放射状境界
326 角度
328 塊状体
Claims (6)
- 医用超音波撮像の方法(500)であって、
ボリューム(200)内に異なるステアリング角度で超音波を送信する工程(502)と、
前記超音波の各々に関して超音波エコーを受信する工程(504)であって、該超音波エコーのそれぞれは前記ボリューム内の1つの密度境界を示しており、該超音波エコーはステアリング・フレームの形に編成される受信工程(504)と、
前記ステアリング・フレームのうちの少なくとも1つの内部で遠位シャドウ(332)を特定する工程(508)と、
前記ステアリング・フレームを前記遠位シャドウが強調表示された1つの合成画像になるように組み合わせる工程(506)と、
を含む方法。 - 前記強調表示の工程は空間合成画像ディスプレイ(118)上で遠位シャドウを選択的に強調表示する工程を含んでいる、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記特定の工程は合成画像上で遠位シャドウを選択的に色付けする工程を含んでいる、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記特定の工程は遠位シャドウの発生源を特定するためにエコー反射データを逆計算する工程を含んでいる、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 遠位シャドウの発生源を特定するためにエコー反射データを逆計算する前記工程はエコー反射データを指数関数アルゴリズムを使用して逆計算する工程を含んでいる、請求項4に記載の方法。
- ボリューム内に異なるステアリング角度で超音波を送信するための送信器と、
前記超音波の各々に関して超音波エコーを受信するための受信器であって、該超音波エコーのそれぞれは前記ボリューム内の1つの密度境界を示しており、該超音波エコーはステアリング・フレームの形に編成される受信器と、
各ステアリング・フレーム内で遠位シャドウを特定する信号処理装置であって、前記ステアリング・フレームを前記遠位シャドウが強調表示された1つの合成画像になるように組み合わせている信号処理装置と、
前記特定された遠位シャドウに基づいて情報を出力するためのディスプレイと、
を備える超音波システム。
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