Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090299191 | Extravasation Detection In An Ultrasound System - Embodiments for detecting extravasation in an ultrasound system are disclosed. The ultrasound system includes a Tx/Rx unit to transmit an ultrasound beam to a target object and receive ultrasound echoes reflected from the target object to thereby output receive signals. The receive signals include first receive signals obtained before injecting a fluid into the target object and second receive signals obtained after injecting the fluid into the target object. The ultrasound system further includes a processing unit to form a first ultrasound image based on the first receive signals and a second ultrasound image based on the second receive signal. The processing unit further compares the first ultrasound image and the second ultrasound image for detecting extravasation at the target object. | 12-03-2009 |
20100010349 | Image Depth Setting in an Ultrasound System - Embodiments for setting an image depth in an ultrasound system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a storage unit stores a mapping table of image depth information and gestation information. A user input unit receives input information from a user. A control unit retrieves from the storage unit image depth information corresponding to the input information and sets an image depth based on the retrieved image depth information. | 01-14-2010 |
20110046487 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION INDICATIVE OF A CHANGE OF ELASTICITY INFORMATION - Embodiments for providing information indicative of a change in elasticity information of a target object over time in an ultrasound system are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ultrasound data acquisition unit transmits ultrasound beams to a target object and receives ultrasound echoes reflected from the target object to thereby provide plural sets of ultrasound frame data. An image forming unit forms ultrasound images by using the plural sets of ultrasound frame data. An information forming unit defines a region of interest on each of the ultrasound images and compares images within the regions of interest between the neighboring ultrasound images to form elasticity information. The information forming unit forms information indicative of a change in the elasticity information over time. | 02-24-2011 |
20110063945 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN ULTRASOUND SPECTRUM IMAGE - There is provided a method of processing an ultrasound spectrum image. According to such method, a spectrum image is formed based on ultrasound data and then the noise is removed from the spectrum image. The noise-removed spectrum image is matched with one or more spectrum models representing specific spectrum types. Then, whether or not the noise-removed spectrum image contains an aliasing is checked. If the noise-removed spectrum image contains the aliasing, then the aliasing is removed from the noise-removed spectrum image to provide a noise-removed spectrum image without the aliasing. Thereafter, contour tracing is performed on the noise-removed spectrum image without the aliasing to detect contour points. Further, peak tracing is performed on the noise-removed spectrum image without the aliasing to detect peaks. | 03-17-2011 |
20110098567 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PULSED WAVE SPECTRUM ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND THREE DIMENSIONAL PULSED WAVE SPECTRUM DATA GENERATION METHOD - Disclosed are a three-dimensional (3D) pulsed wave (PW) spectrum ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and a 3D PW spectrum data generating method. The 3D PW spectrum ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus forms a sample gate in a 3D format by using a two-dimensional (2D) array probe, and generates 3D PW spectrum data by using the formed 3D sample gate. | 04-28-2011 |
20110137170 | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus - The present disclosure relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus transmits an ultrasound signal to a diagnosis target and receives the reflected ultrasound signal from the diagnosis target to generate an ultrasound image. The ultrasound image to be displayed on a screen is divided into plural division regions, and filtering is performed for the respective division regions based on blood-flow information at plural division positions on the diagnosis target corresponding to the respective division regions to provide the filtered result as the ultrasound image. | 06-09-2011 |
20110184290 | PERFORMING IMAGE PROCESS AND SIZE MEASUREMENT UPON A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGE IN AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - Embodiments for performing an image process and a size measurement upon a three-dimensional ultrasound image are disclosed. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: a user input unit configured to receive input information for setting at least one seed point on a two-dimensional ultrasound image from a user; an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals to and from a target object including a plurality of objects of interest and output ultrasound data; and a processing unit configured to form volume data based on the ultrasound data, form the two-dimensional ultrasound image and a three-dimensional ultrasound image based on volume data, detect at least one object of interest corresponding to the input information from the three-dimensional ultrasound image, and perform an image process and a size measurement of the detected object of interest upon the three-dimensional ultrasound image. | 07-28-2011 |
20140088428 | ULTRASOUND APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD OF THE ULTRASOUND APPARATUS - An information providing method which is implementable by using an ultrasound apparatus includes obtaining ultrasound image data which relates to an object; displaying, on a first area of a screen, a gain setup window for setting a gain of the obtained ultrasound image data; receiving a gain which is set by a user on the gain setup window; and displaying, on a second area of the screen, an ultrasound image of the object to which the set gain is applied. | 03-27-2014 |
20140330120 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING MEDICAL IMAGES - Disclosed herein are a medical imaging apparatus and a method of providing medical images which may more accurately quantify elasticity of tissues. The medical imaging apparatus includes a display unit displaying an elastic image in which different colors are mapped according to strain values of tissues within an object, and a controller, when a target area containing lesion tissues and a reference area containing normal tissues are set in the elastic image, calculating a representative target area value representing strain values of the target area and a representative reference area value representing strain values of the reference area, and displaying a color reference area, expressing distribution of the representative reference area value in the reference area in color, through the display unit. | 11-06-2014 |
20150051491 | ULTRASOUND APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD OF THE ULTRASOUND APPARATUS - An information providing method which is implementable by using an ultrasound apparatus includes obtaining ultrasound image data which relates to an object; displaying, on a first area of a screen, a gain setup window for setting a gain of the obtained ultrasound image data; receiving a gain which is set by a user on the gain setup window; and displaying, on a second area of the screen, an ultrasound image of the object to which the set gain is applied. | 02-19-2015 |
20150057541 | ULTRASOUND APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD OF THE ULTRASOUND APPARATUS - An information providing method which is implementable by using an ultrasound apparatus includes obtaining ultrasound image data which relates to an object; displaying, on a first area of a screen, a gain setup window for setting a gain of the obtained ultrasound image data; receiving a gain which is set by a user on the gain setup window; and displaying, on a second area of the screen, an ultrasound image of the object to which the set gain is applied. | 02-26-2015 |
20150065867 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and a method for operating the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus are provided, whereby a location of a needle or an insertion degree may be more conveniently and accurately determined when a user treats or diagnoses an object by inserting the needle into the object. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a first display device that displays a first ultrasound image and a second display device that operates as a battery, is wirelessly connected to a main body of the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, and easily moves. The second display device displays an enlarged ultrasound image of a needle and is disposed near a patient. | 03-05-2015 |