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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2014
Applicant:

Rivanna Medical Llc, Charlottesville, VA (US);

Inventors:

Frank William Mauldin, Jr., Charlottesville, VA (US);

Kevin Owen, Crozet, VA (US);

Assignee:

Rivanna Medical LLC, Charlottesville, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06K 9/52 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06T 15/08 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); A61B 8/0858 (2013.01); A61B 8/0875 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01); A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 8/5246 (2013.01); A61B 8/5269 (2013.01); G06K 9/4661 (2013.01); G06K 9/52 (2013.01); G06T 5/009 (2013.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G06T 15/08 (2013.01); G06K 2009/4666 (2013.01); G06T 2200/04 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10132 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30008 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for processing ultrasound data. The techniques include using at least one computer hardware processor to perform obtaining ultrasound data generated based, at least in part, on one or more ultrasound signals from an imaged region of a subject; calculating shadow intensity data corresponding to the ultrasound data; generating, based at least in part on the shadow intensity data and at least one bone separation parameter, an indication of bone presence in the imaged region, generating, based at least in part on the shadow intensity data and at least one tissue separation parameter different from the at least one bone separation parameter, an indication of tissue presence in the imaged region; and generating an ultrasound image of the subject at least in part by combining the indication of bone presence and the indication of tissue presence.


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