Imaging system and method providing scalable resolution in multi-dimensional image data
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1. A method comprising:
- acquiring first ultrasound image data of a body at a first acquisition quality level;
displaying one or more two-dimensional images of the body using the first ultrasound image data at the first acquisition quality level;
creating second ultrasound image data at a reduced, second acquisition quality level relative to the first acquisition quality level, the second ultrasound image data created from the first ultrasound image data, wherein the first and second ultrasound image data are defined by respective three-dimensional voxels, and the voxels of the second ultrasound image data are one or more of fewer in total number or larger in size than the voxels of the first ultrasound image data; and
displaying a rendered multi-dimensional image of the body using the second ultrasound image data at the reduced, second acquisition quality level.
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Abstract
An imaging system and method acquire first ultrasound image data of a body at a first acquisition quality level, display one or more two-dimensional images of the body using the image data at the first acquisition quality level, and create second ultrasound image data at a reduced, second acquisition quality level. The second ultrasound image data is created from the first ultrasound image data that was acquired at the first acquisition quality level. The system and method also display a rendered multi-dimensional image of the body using the second ultrasound image data at the reduced, second acquisition quality level.
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1. A method comprising:
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acquiring first ultrasound image data of a body at a first acquisition quality level; displaying one or more two-dimensional images of the body using the first ultrasound image data at the first acquisition quality level; creating second ultrasound image data at a reduced, second acquisition quality level relative to the first acquisition quality level, the second ultrasound image data created from the first ultrasound image data, wherein the first and second ultrasound image data are defined by respective three-dimensional voxels, and the voxels of the second ultrasound image data are one or more of fewer in total number or larger in size than the voxels of the first ultrasound image data; and displaying a rendered multi-dimensional image of the body using the second ultrasound image data at the reduced, second acquisition quality level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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acquiring first ultrasound image data of a body at a first acquisition quality level; displaying one or more two-dimensional images of the body using the first ultrasound image data at the first acquisition quality level; creating second ultrasound image data at a reduced, second acquisition quality level relative to the first acquisition quality level, the second ultrasound image data created from the first ultrasound image data by averaging values of a group of multiple pixels or voxels in the first ultrasound image data to generate a pixel or voxel in the second ultrasound image data; and displaying a rendered multi-dimensional image of the body using the second ultrasound image data at the reduced, second acquisition quality level.
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13. A system comprising:
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one or more processors configured to receive first ultrasound image data of a body that was obtained at a first acquisition quality level, the one or more processors configured to direct display of one or more two-dimensional images of the body using the first ultrasound image data at the first acquisition quality level, wherein the one or more processors also are configured to create second ultrasound image data at a reduced, second acquisition quality level relative to the first acquisition quality level, the second ultrasound image data created from the first ultrasound image data by averaging values of a group of multiple pixels or voxels in the first ultrasound image data to generate a pixel or voxel in the second ultrasound image data, wherein the one or more processors also are configured to direct display of a rendered multi-dimensional image of the body using the second ultrasound image data at the reduced, second acquisition quality level. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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acquiring first ultrasound image data of a body at a first spatial resolution; displaying one or more two-dimensional image slices of the body using the first ultrasound image data at the first spatial resolution; modifying the first ultrasound image data into second ultrasound image data by reducing the first spatial resolution of the first ultrasound image data to a reduced, second spatial resolution, wherein the first spatial resolution is reduced to the second spatial resolution by averaging values of a group of multiple pixels or voxels in the first ultrasound image data to generate a pixel or voxel in the second ultrasound image data; and displaying a rendered three-dimensional image of the body using the second ultrasound image data at the reduced, second spatial resolution. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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