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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2023
Applicant:
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Inventors:
Menachem Halmann, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Carmit Shiran, Middleton, WI (US);
Radhika Madhavan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Alex Sokulin, Haifa, IL;
Lev Greenberg, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); A61B 8/08 (2013.01); A61B 8/145 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/466 (2013.01); A61B 8/5269 (2013.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for a medical imaging system. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a three-dimensional (3D) pleural surface viewed from an inside of the lung and looking outward based on ultrasound imaging signals. The 3D pleural surface may be generated from 2D or 3D ultrasound images. The method further comprises shading the generated 3D pleural surface via at least one virtual light source positioned as if inside the lung.