Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Gerardus Henricus Maria Gijsbers

Mark Thomas Johnson

Harm Jan Willem Belt

Godefridus Antonius Harks

Bernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks

Cornelis Petrus Hendriks

Jean-Luc Francois-Marie Robert

Alexander Franciscus Kolen

Nenad Mihajlovic

Gerhardus Wilhelmus Lucassen

Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Hakkens

Jan Frederik Suijver

Szabolcs Deladi

Vijay Parthasarathy

Arjen Van Der Horst

Eduard Gerard Marie Pelssers

Hong Liu

Lucas Johannes Anna Maria Beckers

Franciscus Hendrikus Van Heesch

Shougang Wang

Marjolein Van Der Voort

Nico Maris Adriaan De Wild

Niels Nijhof

Torre Michelle Bydlon

Manfred Mueller

John Edward Dean

Fei Zuo

Vishnu Vardhan Pully

Hendrikus Bernardus Van Den Brink

Evgeniy Leyvi

Franciscus Reinier Antonius Van Der Linde

Erik Godefridus Antonius Harks

Sander Slegt

Kevin Grayson Wickline

Maikel Hendriks

Arnoldus Theodorus Martinus Hendricus Van Keersop

Robert Hendrikus Petrus Bertrams

Ronald Antonie Hovenkamp

François Guy Gerard Marie Vignon

Ameet Kumar Jain

Sujitkumar Sureshrao Hiwale

Robertus Leonardus Maria In 'T Groen

Biswaroop Chakrabarti

Sujitkumar Hiwale

Deep Bera

Ganesan Ramachandran

The present invention relates to an ultrasound system () comprising a first non-invasive ultrasound probe () configured to acquire first ultrasound data having a first field of view; a second invasive ultrasound probe () configured to acquire second ultrasound data having a second field of view which is different from the first field of view; a tracking unit () configured to determine tracking data comprising a position and orientation of the first non-invasive ultrasound probe () relative to the second invasive ultrasound probe (); and a registration unit () configured to register the second field of view into the first field of view based on the tracking data.

Ultrasound system and method

The present invention relates to an ultrasound system. A first non-invasive ultrasound probe receives first ultrasound data having a first field of view and a second invasive ultrasound probe receives second ultrasound data having a second field of view which is different from the first field of view. A tracking unit determines tracking data including a position and orientation of the first non-invasive ultrasound probe relative to the second invasive ultrasound probe. A registration unit registers the second field of view into the first field of view based on the tracking data.

Ultrasound system and method for interventional device tracking and guidance using information from non-invasive and invasive probes

A method for ultrasound image processing having steps of receiving sequences of ultrasound images imaging an anatomical feature of interest during two cardiac cycles one in the absence of, and the other in the presence of, an invasive medical device in said ultrasound images, each ultrasound image corresponding to a different phase of said cardiac cycle. The invasive medical device may at least partially obscure the anatomical feature of interest for each ultrasound image of the further sequence. The location of the invasive medical device is tracked and isolated in the ultrasound image, and the isolated invasive medical device is inserted into an ultrasound image of the first sequence of a corresponding phase of the cardiac cycle in the tracked location. The method also controls a display device to display the first sequence of ultrasound images including the inserted invasive medical device.

Ultrasound image processing

An ultrasound device () is disclosed comprising a transducer arrangement () and an acoustically transmissive window () over said arrangement, said window comprising an elastomer layer () having conductive particles dispersed in the elastomer, the elastomer layer having a pressure-sensitive conductivity, the ultrasound device further comprising an electrode arrangement () coupled to said elastomer layer and adapted to measure said pressure-sensitive conductivity. An ultrasound system and arrangement including such an ultrasound device are also disclosed.

Ultrasound device contacting

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for reducing or eliminating reverberation artifacts in images are disclosed. Systems including one or more ultrasound probes are disclosed. Apparatuses for providing registration information for an ultrasound probe or probes at different positions are disclosed. A method of combining volume images acquired at different positions to reduce or eliminate reverberation artifacts is disclosed.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for image artifact cancellation

An image data processing method is for registering two four-dimensional image data sets, each representative of a time-series of three-dimensional image frames. The method comprises an initial pre-registration step in which 3D image frames of the two image data sets are rotated and translated () relative to one another so as to bring into alignment respective dominant motion vectors identified () for each, the dominant motion vector being a 3D motion vector representative of motion of an identified three-dimensional sub-region exhibiting maximal spatial displacement over course of the time series.

Image data processing method, device and system

Disclosed is an ultrasound image processing apparatus () comprising an image processor arrangement () adapted to receive a first sequence (') of ultrasound images () imaging an anatomical feature of interest () during a first full cardiac cycle in the absence of an invasive medical device () in said ultrasound images, each ultrasound image corresponding to a different phase of said cardiac cycle; receive a further sequence () of ultrasound images () imaging the anatomical feature of interest () during a further full cardiac cycle in the presence of the invasive medical device () in said ultrasound images, each ultrasound image corresponding to a different phase of said cardiac cycle said invasive medical device () at least partially obscuring the anatomical feature of interest, and for each ultrasound image of the further sequence: track the location of the invasive medical device in the ultrasound image; isolate the invasive medical device from the ultrasound image; and insert the isolated invasive medical device into an ultrasound image of the first sequence of a corresponding phase of the cardiac cycle in the tracked location; and control a display device to display the first sequence of ultrasound images including the inserted invasive medical device. Also disclosed are an ultrasound imaging system comprising such an ultrasound image processing apparatus and a computer program product facilitating the configuration of such an image processing apparatus in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

The invention relates to an energy application apparatus for applying energy to an object. A plurality of energy application elements () applies energy to the object at different locations and at least one ultrasound element () generates an ultrasound signal being indicative of a property of the object at the different locations, wherein at least one energy application element is individually controlled depending on an energy application influence, in particular, an ablation depth, determined for the location at which the at least one energy application element applies energy from the ultrasound signal. Thus, at least one local control point for applying energy to the object is provided, thereby improving the control of applying energy to the object.

Energy application apparatus for applying energy to an object

The invention relates to a system for providing an electrical cardiac activity map by means of electrical signals acquired by a plurality of surface electrodes on an outer surface of a living being (). A cardiac structure position determination unit () determines a position of a cardiac structure, in particular, of the epicardial surface, based on provided projection images, wherein an anatomical cardiac model is adapted to the projection images. The projection images may be provided by an x-ray C-arm system (). An electrical activity map determination unit () determines the electrical activity map at the cardiac structure based on the electrical signals, the positions of the plurality of surface electrodes also determined from the projection images, and the determined position of the cardiac structure. This allows determining the electrical activity map at the cardiac structure with high accuracy, without necessarily needing, for instance, an x-ray computed tomography system that would apply a relatively high x-ray radiation dose to the living being. The electrodes may be comprised in a vest ().

System for providing an electrical activity map

The present invention relates to an apparatus for determining a position of a first object () within a second object (), wherein the first object () contacts the second object () at a contact region. The apparatus () comprises a provision unit () for providing a three-dimensional model () of the second object (). A projection unit () generates a two-dimensional projection image () of the first object () and of the second object (), and a registration unit () registers the three-dimensional model () with the two-dimensional projection image (). A determination unit () determines the position of the contact region from the position of the first object () on the two-dimensional projection image () and the registered three-dimensional model () of the second object (), wherein the position of the contact region is the position of the first object () within the second object ().

Apparatus for determining a position of a first object within a second object

A system and method to support exploring the interior of an object. The systemincludes a graphical user interface generator (GG) to generate a graphical user interface (GUI). The graphical user interface (GUI) includes an indicator (NC) of a current position of an interventional tool (IT) inside an object (OB). There is also an exploratory indictor (PC) to indicate material composition and/or type that surrounds the tool's tip (TP) at a current position in the object (OB). The exploratory indicator (PC) includes a pointer element for a current reading against a dial element for a range of possible values.

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Gerardus Henricus Maria Gijsbers