Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Raphael Manua Michel Prevost

Benoit Jean-Dominique Bertrand Maurice Mory

Roberto Jose Ardon

Cecile Dufour

Roberto José Ardon

The present invention relates to an ultrasound imaging system () for inspecting an object () in a volume (). The ultrasound imaging system comprises an ultrasound image acquisition probe () for acquiring three-dimensional ultrasound images and providing three-dimensional ultrasound image data, comprising a tracking device () for tracking a position of the ultrasound image acquisition probe () and providing a viewpoint position () of the three-dimensional ultrasound images. By this, an improved initialization and improved co-registration and co-segmentation is enabled by providing a plurality of three-dimensional ultrasound images and their respective viewpoint positions (), and to conduct a segmentation () of the object () simultaneously out of the plurality of three-dimensional ultrasound images and taking into account the viewpoint positions ().

Segmentation of large objects from multiple three-dimensional views

The present invention relates to an ultrasound imaging system () for inspecting an object () in a volume (). The ultrasound imaging system comprises an image processor () configured to conduct a segmentation () of the object () simultaneously out of three-dimensional ultrasound mage data () and contrast-enhanced three-dimensional ultrasound image data (). In particular, this may be done by minimizing an energy term taking into account both the normal three-dimensional ultrasound image data and the contrast-enhanced three-dimensional image data. By this, the normal three-dimensional ultrasound image data and the contrast-enhanced three-dimensional image data may even be registered during segmentation. Hence, this invention allows a more precise quantification of one organ in two different modalities as well as the registration of two images for simultaneous visualization.

Coupled segmentation in 3D conventional ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound images

The present invention relates to an ultrasound imaging system () for inspecting an object () in a volume (). The ultrasound imaging system comprises an image processor () configured to conduct a segmentation () of the object () simultaneously out of three-dimensional ultrasound mage data () and contrast-enhanced three-dimensional ultrasound image data (). In particular, this may be done by minimizing an energy tem taking into account both the normal three-dimensional ultrasound image data and the contrast-enhanced three-dimensional image data. By this, the normal three-dimensional ultrasound image data and the contrast-enhanced three-dimensional image data may even be registered during segmentation. Hence, this invention allows a more precise quantification of one organ in two different modalities as well as the registration of two images for simultaneous visualization.

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Raphael Manua Michel Prevost