WO2008071454A3 - Method and arrangement for processing ultrasonic image volumes as well as a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium - Google Patents

Method and arrangement for processing ultrasonic image volumes as well as a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium Download PDF

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WO2008071454A3
WO2008071454A3 PCT/EP2007/011211 EP2007011211W WO2008071454A3 WO 2008071454 A3 WO2008071454 A3 WO 2008071454A3 EP 2007011211 W EP2007011211 W EP 2007011211W WO 2008071454 A3 WO2008071454 A3 WO 2008071454A3
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ultrasonic image
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Harald Reindell
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Pohl Kay Thomas
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Abstract

The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for processing ultrasonic image volumes as well as to a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium. In the method for processing ultrasonic image volumes, the invention proposes using a transducer of a 3D ultrasound scanner to detect the 3D ultrasonic image volumes, detecting the position and orientation of the transducer while detecting the 3D ultrasonic image volumes, and combining them with the respective SD ultrasonic image volumes detected. Provision is also made for detected SD ultrasonic image volumes to be combined, while evaluating the respective position and orientation, with other detected 3D ultrasonic image volumes to form an extended ultrasonic image volume (meta volume) and to be stored, and/or for the detected 3D ultrasonic image volumes to be stored individually together with the combined data relating to the position and orientation.
PCT/EP2007/011211 2006-12-12 2007-12-12 Method and arrangement for processing ultrasonic image volumes as well as a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium WO2008071454A2 (en)

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