Ultrasound imaging system and method for detecting position and orientation of a coherent reflector

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PATENT NO 10537303
APP PUB NO 20170086781A1
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14887068

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A method and ultrasound imaging system for detecting a coherent reflector comprises acquiring ultrasound channel data from a volume with a probe including a 2D aperture, calculating a MRT from the ultrasound channel data, identifying a first angle of a projection of the coherent reflector in a plane parallel to the 2D aperture based on the MRT, detecting a line-shaped echo pattern in the ultrasound channel data, determining a second angle of the coherent reflector with respect to the 2D aperture, determining a position and an orientation of the coherent reflector based on the first angle and the second angle, enhancing a representation of the coherent reflector in an image generated based on the ultrasound channel data, and displaying the image on a display device after enhancing the representation of the coherent reflector.

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY1 NEUMANN WAY EVENDALE OH 45215-6301

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Bandaru, Raja Sekhar Oslo, NO 5 68
D'Hooge, Jan Mechelen, BE 7 7
Samset, Eigil Horten, NO 21 78
Sornes, Anders Oslo, NO 5 8

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