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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2011
Christian Fritz Perrey, Zipf, AT;
Armin Schoisswohl, Wels, AT;
Christian Fritz Perrey, Zipf, AT;
Armin Schoisswohl, Wels, AT;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An method and system for ultrasound imaging includes accessing a first cross-plane image of a first plane. The method and system includes identifying a first region including a structure in the first cross-plane image. The method and system includes accessing a second cross-plane image of a second plane, where the second plane intersects the first plane. The method and system includes identifying a second region including the structure in the second cross-plane image. The method and system includes automatically configuring acquisition parameters based on at least one of the first region and the second region. The method and system includes implementing the acquisition parameters to acquire data of the structure. The method and system includes generating an image from the data and displaying the image.