A61B8/461

MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, AND METHOD

According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry estimates a contour of a desired structure based on a medical image, receives a desired correction mode among multiple correction modes for correcting the estimated contour, and corrects the estimated contour according to the desired correction mode.

HANDHELD THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD
20230039634 · 2023-02-09 ·

Disclosed in the application is a handheld three-dimensional ultrasound imaging method, comprising using a handheld ultrasound probe to scan a part to be tested; obtaining a three-dimensional position and angle information corresponding to ultrasound images according to a positioning reference device adapted to be arranged on the part to be tested; obtaining a moving distance and a rotation angle of the handheld ultrasound probe according to a material interference of the localization pattern with the ultrasonic signal; extracting information of the localization pattern from the ultrasound image as positioning information; restoring the ultrasound image to a state without interference from the localization pattern; performing 3D image reconstruction and display of the ultrasound image. The large spatial positioning system in an existing three-dimensional ultrasound imaging system is changed into a portable spatial positioning system that can be used at any time, so that handheld three-dimensional ultrasound imaging can be widely applied.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING STANDARD ULTRASOUND SCAN PLANE VIEWS USING AUTOMATIC SCAN ACQUISITION ROTATION AND VIEW DETECTION
20230043109 · 2023-02-09 ·

A system and method for acquiring standard ultrasound scan plane views is provided. The method includes acquiring a scan plane by an ultrasound probe positioned at a scan position over a region of interest. The method includes identifying the scan plane as a first standard view. The method includes automatically adjusting a scan acquisition angle until a second standard view is determined. The adjusting the scan acquisition angle includes rotating and/or tilting the scan acquisition angle. The method includes acquiring, by the ultrasound probe positioned at the scan position, an additional scan plane at the adjusted scan acquisition angle until the second standard view is determined. The method includes automatically determining whether the additional scan plane is the second standard view. The method includes presenting the additional scan plane having the second standard view at a display system.

High-low intensity focused ultrasound treatment apparatus

A high-low intensity focused ultrasound treatment apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of ultrasound sources, and a controller to control a center frequency and intensity of focused ultrasound outputted from the ultrasound sources, wherein each of the ultrasound sources includes a first ultrasound transducer to output low-intensity focused ultrasound to detect a lesion, and a second ultrasound transducer to output high-intensity focused ultrasound to ablate or remove the detected lesion. The low-intensity focused ultrasound outputted from the first transducer may be used to detect a lesion in a patient's brain by applying a stimulus to the brain, and at the same time, investigating a response, and the high-intensity focused ultrasound outputted from the second transducer may be used to ablate or remove the detected lesion by applying a thermal or mechanical stimulus to the lesion.

VARIABLE INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND TRANSMIT PULSE GENERATION AND CONTROL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
20230095888 · 2023-03-30 ·

Ultrasound image devices, systems, and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an intraluminal ultrasound imaging system includes a patient interface module (PIM) in communication with an intraluminal imaging device comprising an ultrasound imaging component, the PIM comprising a processing component configured to detect information associated with the intraluminal imaging device; and determine a waveform characteristic for ultrasound wave emissions at the ultrasound imaging component based on the detected information; and a trigger signal generation component in communication with the processing component and configured to generate a trigger signal based on the determined waveform characteristic to control the ultrasound wave emissions at the ultrasound imaging component.

Medical diagnosis device and medical diagnosis method using same

Provided are a medical diagnosis apparatus and a medical diagnosis method using the same. According to an embodiment, the medical diagnosis apparatus may include: a main body; a chair unit movably supported by the main body and on which an object is positioned; a diagnosis part that is movably connected to the main body and is spaced apart from the chair unit by a preset first distance in one plane; a controller configured to generate a control signal for moving the diagnosis part according to preset information; and a first driving device configured to generate a driving force for moving the diagnosis part according to the control signal.

PORTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
20230096884 · 2023-03-30 · ·

This disclosure relates to a portable medical device comprising:

a medical equipment for the acquisition of data and a carrier system, wherein the medical equipment comprises:
a processing unit configured to process the data acquired using a probe linked to a processing unit,
and wherein the carrier system is configured to equip the body of the user of the device with the medical equipment.

AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND ENHANCEMENT OF 4D ULTRASOUND IMAGES
20230099952 · 2023-03-30 ·

A method includes emitting an ultrasound beam, having a predefined field of view (FOV), from an array of ultrasound transducers in a catheter in an organ of a patient. Echo signals are received in the array, in response to the ultrasound beam. A position of a target object is estimated within the FOV. When the estimated position of the target object violates a centering condition, the FOV of the ultrasound beam is automatically modified to re-meet the centering condition.

IVUS IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD
20230034043 · 2023-02-02 ·

Disclosed in an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image analysis method, comprising the steps of: allowing a computer to acquire an IVUS image of an object; segmenting a constituent element included in the IVUS image; and determining the constituent parts and the degree of risk of plaque included in the IVUS image.

Electrotherapeutic treatment

Systems and methods for locating, assessing, diagnosing, treating and monitoring of musculoskeletal disorders, soft tissue injuries, pain and other areas of dysfunctional tissue in patients, are provided. In the systems and methods, such assessments and treatments are performed using a combination of electrical stimulation and imaging tools.