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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2016
Samsung Medison Co., Ltd., Hongcheon-gun, KR;
Jin-ki Park, Hongcheon-gun, KR;
Jin-yong Lee, Hongcheon-gun, KR;
Hyuk-jae Chang, Seoul, KR;
Namsik Chung, Seoul, KR;
Geu-ru Hong, Seoul, KR;
Chi-young Shim, Seoul, KR;
Ji-hyun Yoon, Seoul, KR;
In-jeong Cho, Seoul, KR;
Ran Heo, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Hongcheon-gun, KR;
Abstract
Provided is an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus including a data acquirer configured to obtain ultrasound data about an object having blood vessels; an image processor configured to extract a blood vessel area from an ultrasound image generated based on the ultrasound data, extract a plaque area included in the blood vessel area, and analyze a risk of plaque based on at least one of a surface shape of the plaque area and brightness information of the plaque area; and a display configured to display the risk of plaque.