Methods and systems for volume rendering using ultrasound data

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PATENT NO 6544178
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09707241

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An ultrasound scanner may display volume renderings of objects in real time. In particular, the system can scan an object at a first time using the ultrasound scanner to provide a first 3D ultrasound dataset that represents the object and of an instrument at a first position. A volume rendering of at least a portion of the object and instrument can be displayed. The first position of the instrument can be adjusted relative to the object based on the displayed volume rendering to provide a second position of the instrument. The object is scanned at a second time using the ultrasound scanner to provide a second 3D ultrasound dataset that represents at least a portion of the object and the instrument at the second position.

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KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N VHOLLAND IAN DEHO FINN EINDHOVEN NORTH BRABANT

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Grenon, Stephen Michael Hillsborough, NC 11 150
Hilts, Paul J Durham, NC 2 99
Holloway, Richard Chapel Hill, NC 10 169

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