An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus 1 includes an image acquisition unit 8 that transmits an ultrasound beam from an ultrasound probe 18 to a subject to acquire an ultrasound image, an optic nerve recognition unit 9 that performs image analysis on the ultrasound image acquired by the image acquisition unit 8 to recognize an optic nerve of the subject, an optic nerve evaluation unit 10 that evaluates a shape of the optic nerve of the subject recognized by the optic nerve recognition unit 9 on the basis of an anatomical structure, and an operation guide unit 12 that guides a user to operate the ultrasound probe 18 so as to acquire an ultrasound image for measurement of the optic nerve of the subject on the basis of an evaluation result obtained by the optic nerve evaluation unit 10.

Methods and systems for modulation and mapping of brain tissue in a subject using an ultrasound assembly are provided. An exemplary method for modulation uses an ultrasound assembly including a housing and an ultrasound transducer joined to the housing. The method includes securing the housing to the head of the subject with the ultrasound transducer aligned with a region of the brain tissue to target the region of the brain tissue for modulating, and providing focused ultrasound at an acoustic pressure to the targeted region using the ultrasound transducer to induce cavitation proximate the targeted region. The method further includes detecting a cavitation signal magnitude from the induced cavitation corresponding to the acoustic pressure and modulating the targeted region.

The present disclosure provides implants, sensor modules, networks, and methods configured to establish transcutaneous power and transcutaneous bidirectional data communication using ultrasound signals between two or more medical devices located on and within a body of a patient.

A control apparatus detects a misalignment between an irradiation position of a transdermal treatment device and a target irradiation position. When the misalignment is detected, the control unit stops irradiation of the transdermal treatment device or moves the irradiation position closer to the target irradiation position.

Provided is an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus including an image processor configured to generates an ultrasound image on the basis of an ultrasound signal, an image outputter configured to display the ultrasound image generated by the image processor on the basis of a plurality of parameters, a sound outputter configured to output Doppler sound of the ultrasound image, and a controller configured to control a volume of the Doppler sound on the basis of at least one of the plurality of parameters.

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging devices, systems, and method are provided. In one embodiment, an IVUS imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion; and an imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The imaging assembly includes a first ultrasound transducer operating at a first center frequency; and a second ultrasound transducer operating at a second center frequency different from the first center frequency.

An intravascular ultrasound probe is disclosed, incorporating features for utilizing an advanced transducer technology on a rotating transducer shaft. In particular, the probe accommodates the transmission of the multitude of signals across the boundary between the rotary and stationary components of the probe required to support an advanced transducer technology. These advanced transducer technologies offer the potential for increased bandwidth, improved beam profiles, better signal to noise ratio, reduced manufacturing costs, advanced tissue characterization algorithms, and other desirable features. Furthermore, the inclusion of electronic components on the spinning side of the probe can be highly advantageous in terms of preserving maximum signal to noise ratio and signal fidelity, along with other performance benefits.

An image fusion system provides a predicted alignment between images of different modalities and synchronization of the alignment, once acquired. A spatial tracker detects and tracks a position and orientation of an imaging device within an environment. A predicted pose of an anatomical feature can be determined, based on previously acquired image data, with respect to a desired position and orientation of the imaging device. When the imaging device is moved into the desired position and orientation, a relationship is established between the pose of the anatomical feature in the image data and the pose of the anatomical feature imaged by the imaging device. Based on tracking information provided by the spatial tracker, the relationship is maintained even when the imaging device moves to various positions during a procedure.

The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for automatically detecting anatomical structures (3) in a medical image (1) of a subject, the method comprising applying an object detector function (4) to the medical image, wherein the object detector function performs the steps of: (A) applying a first neural network (40) to the medical image, wherein the first neural network is trained to detect a first plurality of classes of larger-sized anatomical structures (3a), thereby generating as output the coordinates of at least one first bounding box (51) and the confidence score of it containing a larger-sized anatomical structure; (B) cropping (42) the medical image to the first bounding box, thereby generating a cropped image (11) containing the image content within the first bounding box (51); and (C) applying a second neural network (44) to the cropped medical image, wherein the second neural network is trained to detect at least one second class of smaller-sized anatomical structures (3b), thereby generating as output the coordinates of at least one second bounding box (54) and the confidence score of it containing a smaller-sized anatomical structure.

Disclosed is an intravascular imaging system, including a processor circuit configured for communication with an intravascular imaging catheter that is sized and shaped for positioning within a lumen of a blood vessel. The processor circuit configured to receive a plurality of intravascular images obtained by the intravascular imaging catheter while the intravascular imaging catheter is positioned within the lumen, wherein the plurality of intravascular images corresponds to a plurality of locations along a length of the blood vessel. The processor is further configured to determine a measurement associated with the lumen for each image of the plurality of intravascular images, generate a curve representative of a change in the measurement along the length of the blood vessel, detect a condition of the blood vessel based on the curve, and display a graphical representation of the condition.