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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2018
Samsung Medison Co., Ltd., Gangwon-do, KR;
Gun Woo Lee, Seoul, KR;
SeWon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
JongHyon Yi, Yongin-si, KR;
ChoongHwan Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Gangwon-Do, KR;
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging apparatus includes: an image processor configured to generate an ultrasound image based on an ultrasound echo signal; a display; and a main controller configured to detect a liver area and a kidney area in the ultrasound image, extract a border line between the liver area and the kidney area, automatically establish a region of interest of the liver and a region of interest of the kidney based on the border line, obtain a diagnostic parameter for the region of interest of the liver and a diagnostic parameter for the region of interest of the kidney, and control the display to display information about the diagnostic parameter for the region of interest of the liver and the diagnostic parameter for the region of interest of the kidney.