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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2022
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Irina Waechter-Stehle, Hamburg, DE;
Jochen Peters, Norderstedt, DE;
Tanja Lossau, Hamburg, DE;
Mathieu De Craene, Suresnes, FR;
André Goossen, Eldena, DE;
David Prater, Andover, MA (US);
Jose Rivero, Cambridge, MA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method is provided for adapting a 3D field of view (FOV) in ultrasound data acquisition so as to minimize the FOV volume in a manner that is controlled and precise. The method comprises defining a volumetric region across which 3D ultrasound data is desired, and then adapting the data acquisition field of view (FOV) in dependence upon the defined volumetric region, to encompass the region. This is achieved based on adapting a scan line length (or scan depth) of each individual scan line based on the defined volumetric region. In some embodiments, the volumetric region may be defined based on anatomical segmentation of a reference ultrasound dataset acquired in an initial step, and setting the volumetric region in dependence upon boundaries of an identified object of interest. The volumetric region may in a subset of embodiments be set as the region occupied by a detected anatomical object of interest.