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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Harm Jan Willem Belt, Weert, NL;
Godefridus Antonius Harks, Rijen, NL;
Steven Antonie Willem Fokkenrood, s-Hertogenbosch, NL;
Monica Tavanti, Eindhoven, NL;
Alexander Franciscus Kolen, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to an ultrasound data visualization apparatus for visualizing ultrasound data showing an object during an interventional procedure. A reference image () and a current image () of the object are simultaneously displayed, wherein the current image corresponds to a current time interval and the reference image corresponds to a reference time interval and wherein the current time interval and the reference time interval correspond to different phases of the interventional procedure. The current image can be shown therefore with, for instance, a relatively high temporal resolution for allowing a user to observe detailed object changes, which may be caused by the interventional procedure, while an overview over different phases of the interventional procedure can still be provided, because also the reference image is displayed and can be used by a user for comparing the current image with the reference image.