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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Jing Ping Xu, Shanghai, CN;
Balasundar Iyyavu Raju, North Andover, MA (US);
Anthony M. Gades, Snohomish, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention proposes an apparatus () and method for detecting bone fracture of a subject on basis of ultrasound images. The apparatus () comprises a first fracture detector () and a second fracture detector (). The first fracture detector () is configured to receive a first ultrasound image of a region of the subject, to identify a bone in the first ultrasound image, to identify at least one focus area within the region on basis of the identified bone, to generate focus area information indicating position of the at least one focus area, and to instruct an acquisition of a second ultrasound image of the region acquired based on the generated focus area information. The second fracture detector () is configured to receive the second ultrasound image, and to detect bone fracture on the basis of the second ultrasound image. The second ultrasound image has a higher resolution in the at least one focus area than in the rest of the region, and the resolution of the at least one focus area in the second ultrasound image is higher than the resolution of the at least one focus area in the first ultrasound image.