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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2010
Shaolei Feng, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Wei Zhang, Falls Church, VA (US);
Shaohua Kevin Zhou, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Jin-hyeong Park, Princeton, NJ (US);
Shaolei Feng, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Wei Zhang, Falls Church, VA (US);
Shaohua Kevin Zhou, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Jin-hyeong Park, Princeton, NJ (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
Automated detection of structure is provided in ultrasound M-mode imaging. A coarse and fine search for structure is used. For example, a less noise susceptible initial position or range of positions for a given structure is determined. This position is then refined. The coarse positioning and/or the refined position may use machine-trained classifiers. The positions of other structure may be used in either coarse or fine positioning, such as using a Markov Random Field. The structure or structures may be identified in the M-mode image without user input of a location in the M-mode image or along the line.