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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2007
Applicants:
Ralph Thomas Hoctor, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Mirsaid Seyed Bolorforosh, Guilderland, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ralph Thomas Hoctor, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Mirsaid Seyed Bolorforosh, Guilderland, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/03 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01); G06F 3/033 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for producing a three-dimensional guide image of an object to be scanned during an ultrasound scan. The method comprises insonifying the object, receiving return echoes from the object, processing the return echoes to generate a data set representing the object, comparing the data set with a plurality of shape models, selecting a best fit shape model responsive to the step of comparing and displaying the best fit shape model as the guide image.