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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Qt Ultrasound Llc, Novato, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bilal Hameed Malik, Novato, CA (US);
John Charles Klock, Nicasio, CA (US);
James W. Wiskin, Novato, CA (US);
Nasser Charles Pirshafiey, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Mark Wayne Lenox, College Station, TX (US);
Assignee:
QT ULTRASOUND LLC, Novato, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); A61B 8/15 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 8/0825 (2013.01); A61B 8/14 (2013.01); A61B 8/5246 (2013.01); G06K 9/6269 (2013.01); G06T 7/0014 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); A61B 8/15 (2013.01); A61B 8/463 (2013.01); G06K 9/6256 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10132 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30068 (2013.01); G06T 2210/41 (2013.01);
Abstract
The speed of sound, attenuation, and reflection data obtained through quantitative Transmission ultrasound (QTUS) differs by body tissue type. Skin, fat, gland, duct and connective tissues can be classified based on the sound, attenuation, and reflection data. The system can assign coloration to breast images to provide a color-coded breast tissue volume based on the output of the classifier.