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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
Liexiang Fan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Paul Freiburger, Seattle, WA (US);
Richard Chiao, Cupertino, CA (US);
Greg Sherwin, Renton, WA (US);
Thomas Edward Cezeaux, New Castle, WA (US);
Liexiang Fan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Paul Freiburger, Seattle, WA (US);
Richard Chiao, Cupertino, CA (US);
Greg Sherwin, Renton, WA (US);
Thomas Edward Cezeaux, New Castle, WA (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
Shear wave imaging is provided in medical diagnostic ultrasound. A region is imaged to determine a location in which to calculate shear velocity. The shear velocity is estimated for the location. The imaging may guide the identification of the location, reducing the time to determine useful shear information. The estimate of shear may be validated, such as using cross-validation, to indicate the confidence level of the shear value. The shear velocity may be displayed relative to a scale of shear velocities associated with a type of tissue, such as tissue for an organ. The location on a scale may be more intuitive for a user.