An ultrasound image evaluation apparatus includes: an image obtaining section that obtains a first ultrasound image generated based on ultrasounds, and a second ultrasound image generated before the first ultrasound image; an evaluation section that evaluates a distribution of motions at a part in the first ultrasound image, and a corresponding part of tissue in the second ultrasound image; and an output control section that performs control of outputting an evaluation result of the evaluation section.

To correctly trace a target component even when a folded component is included in a Doppler waveform. The Doppler waveform is configured by a plurality of luminance distributions 54 arranged on a time axis. In each luminance distribution 54, a minimum luminance value located in the trough portion 54c between the target portion 54a and the folded portion 54b is specified. A search start point Pn is set based on the minimum luminance value. A trace point 60 is specified by searching from the search start point Pn to a base line 61 side.

A cryosurgical system including a computer system programmed with software configured to perform the following steps: a) capturing at least one first view of a region of interest in a human body; b) capturing at least one second view of the region of interest; c) outlining the region of interest and at least one area outside the region of interest with the assistance of an operator; d) constructing a 3-dimensional model of the region of interest and the at least one area outside the region of interest utilizing the at least one first view and the at least one second view of the region of interest; and e) utilizing the 3-dimensional model of the region of interest and the at least one area outside the region of interest to determine at least one cryosurgical probe placement location.

A mechanical tracking system comprises a first set of linkage arms, a second set of linkage arms, a pair of shafts connected at a first end to one arm of the first set of linkage arms and at a second end to one arm of said second set of the linkage arms, wherein each arm of the second set of linkage arms is oriented out of phase with a respective arm of the first set of linkage arms, an attachment shaft positioned adjacent to the first set of linkage arms to accommodate a tool, and a sensor arrangement configured to sense the orientation and position of the attachment shaft.

A method and system for noninvasive face lifts and deep tissue tightening are disclosed. An exemplary method and treatment system are configured for the imaging, monitoring, and thermal injury to treat the SMAS region. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the exemplary method and system are configured for treating the SMAS region by first, imaging of the region of interest for localization of the treatment area and surrounding structures, second, delivery of ultrasound energy at a depth, distribution, timing, and energy level to achieve the desired therapeutic effect, and third to monitor the treatment area before, during, and after therapy to plan and assess the results and/or provide feedback.

The present invention relates to the technical field of medical image processing and, in particular, to a liver boundary identification method and a system. The method includes: obtaining liver tissue information of a liver tissue to be identified; identifying a liver tissue boundary in the liver tissue information according to a feature of the liver tissue corresponding to the liver tissue information and a feature of the liver tissue boundary corresponding to the liver tissue information using an image processing technology or a signal processing technology; and outputting position information of the identified liver tissue boundary. By using the disclosed method, the liver tissue boundary can be identified automatically, the efficiency of identifying the liver boundary can be improved, and automatic positioning of the liver boundary can thus be achieved.

Provided is a method of displaying location information of a bursa, which includes: obtaining shoulder ultrasound image data; detecting a fat layer located between a deltoid muscle and a tendon, based on information about an intensity of an echo signal contained in the shoulder ultrasound image data; detecting the bursa located between the fat layer and the tendon by using a location of the fat layer; and displaying the location information of the bursa on a shoulder ultrasound image generated based on the shoulder ultrasound image data.

Embodiments of a dermatological cosmetic treatment and/or imaging system and method adapted to alter placement and position of multiple (e.g., two or more) cosmetic treatment zones in tissue from ultrasound beams from a transducer, simultaneous multi-focus therapy at multiple depths, and/or dithering ultrasound beams from a transducer to alter placement and position of multiple cosmetic treatment zones in tissue. The system can include a hand wand, a removable transducer module, and a control module. In some embodiments, the cosmetic treatment system may be used in various cosmetic procedures.

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present disclosure is configured so that a probe including transducers is connectable thereto and performs predetermined measuring processing on a subject's region of interest. The apparatus includes a controller, which performs transmission processing, in which an ultrasonic wave is transmitted toward the subject including the region of interest by driving the probe, and received signal processing, in which frames are generated based on the probe's received signals representing the ultrasonic wave reflected from the subject including the region of interest, a number of times at mutually different times, thereby generating multiple frames, which selects at least two frames under measurement to be subjected to measurement from the multiple frames, which extracts measurable ranges, where the measuring processing can be carried out, based on respective received signals obtained from the region of interest represented in the at least two frames under measurement, and which combines those measurable ranges together to perform predetermined measuring processing on the region of interest.

A measuring apparatus configured to measure the biological information includes a light emitter configured to emit measuring light, a light receiver including a plurality of light receiving areas that receive scattering light of the measuring light from a measured part, and a controller configured to generate the biological information based on output from the plurality of light receiving areas.