Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc.

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Christophe Duong

Ali Kamen

Matthias John

Chenyang Xu

Estelle Camus

Seshadri Srinivasan

Wolfgang Wein

Saurabh Datta

Volumetric quantification is provided in medical diagnostic ultrasound. By acquiring both B-mode and color flow data without stitching or acquiring in real-time at tens of volumes a second, more reliable quantification may be provided. Using multiple regions of interest in a volume may allow for more accurate and/or complete flow information, such as averaging flow from different locations in the same structure (e.g., use preservation of mass to acquire multiple measures of the same flow).

Volumetric is quantification for ultrasound diagnostic imaging

A method for registration of ultrasound device in three dimensions to a C-arm scan, the method including acquiring a baseline volume, acquiring images in which the ultrasound device is disposed, locating the device within the images, registering the location of the device to the baseline volume, acquiring an ultrasound volume from the ultrasound device, registering the ultrasound volume to the baseline volume, and performing fusion imaging to display a view of the ultrasound device in the baseline volume.

Fusion of 3D volumes with CT reconstruction

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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Christophe Duong