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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Olivier Gerard, Horten, NO;
Jan Otto Strand, Horten, NO;
Andreas M. Ziegler, Oslo, NO;
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/06 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); G01N 29/0609 (2013.01); G01N 29/0645 (2013.01); G01N 29/44 (2013.01); G01S 7/52063 (2013.01); G01S 7/52073 (2013.01); G01S 7/52074 (2013.01); G01S 7/52084 (2013.01); G01S 15/8993 (2013.01); A61B 8/469 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02475 (2013.01); G01S 7/5208 (2013.01); G01S 15/8925 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging system and method includes acquiring data including a first plane and a second plane. The system and method includes adjusting a first orientation of the first plane and automatically adjusting a second orientation of the second plane in order to maintain a fixed relationship between the second plane and the first plane.