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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2018
Samsung Medison Co., Ltd., Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do, KR;
Dong Gyu Hyun, Gwangju-si, KR;
Jong Beom Ra, Daejeon, KR;
Dughoon Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Woo Hyun Nam, Busan, KR;
SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Hongcheon-gun, KR;
Abstract
A medical imaging apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe to transmit and receive an ultrasound signal to obtain an ultrasound image of an object; a sensor coupled to the ultrasound probe to provide a position information related to an ultrasound imaging position in the object; and a processor to extract a certain anatomical feature from the ultrasound image and the certain anatomical feature from a medical image, perform a first registration between the medical image and the ultrasound image by matching the certain anatomical feature in the ultrasound image the certain anatomical feature in the medical image, perform a second registration between the sensor and the medical image based on the position information and the first registration, and control a display to display a portion of the medical image corresponding to the ultrasound imaging position based on at least one of the first registration and the second registration.