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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2012
Francois Guy Gerard Marie Vignon, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Ameet Kumar Jain, New York City, NY (US);
Jean-luc Robert, White Plains, NY (US);
Francois Guy Gerard Marie Vignon, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Ameet Kumar Jain, New York City, NY (US);
Jean-Luc Robert, White Plains, NY (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A device and method for initializing an ultrasound beamformer to image an object based on a tool-pose-estimation of the object include an ultrasound imaging array and an object. The ultrasound imaging array operates with the beamformer. The object has a sensor external to the ultrasound imaging array. The tool-pose-estimation includes an estimation of the location and/or the orientation of the object. The tool-pose-estimation of the object is derived by a processor that receives an output of the sensor disposed on the object external to the imaging array that operates with the beamformer. The processor supplies the tool-pose-estimation to the beamformer to initialize the beamformer using the tool-pose-estimation for operating the imaging array.