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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Yimeng Lin, WuXi, CN;
Menachem Halmann, Bayside, WI (US);
Feng Lin, WuXi, CN;
Jianjun Guo, WuXi, CN;
Inventors:
Yimeng Lin, WuXi, CN;
Menachem Halmann, Bayside, WI (US);
Feng Lin, WuXi, CN;
Jianjun Guo, WuXi, CN;
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); G03B 42/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5263 (2013.01); G03B 42/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and system for enhancing needle visualization in ultrasound imaging. The method comprises setting a scanning depth corresponding to a depth of a part or tissue target in a patient's body; and automatically determining a needle frame steering angle and an ultrasound working frequency for needle frame collection based on the scanning depth.