Method and apparatus to display 3d rendered ultrasound data on an ultrasound cart in stereovision
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1. A method of generating an image, comprising:
- emitting ultrasound signals;
receiving reflected ultrasound signals;
converting the reflected ultrasound signals to a stereovision ultrasound image in real time; and
displaying the stereovision ultrasound image in real time.
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Abstract
An ultrasound apparatus and method including an emitter to emit ultrasound signals, a receiver to receive reflected ultrasound signals, and a display unit to display a stereovision ultrasound image in real time from the reflected ultrasound signals. The apparatus also includes a generator to generate 3D ultrasound data volumes from the reflected ultrasound signals and a rendering processor to render the 3D ultrasound data volumes into first and second 2D images by streaming. A transport unit such as a cart houses the emitter, the receiver, the display unit, the rendering processor and the generator.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of generating an image, comprising:
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emitting ultrasound signals;
receiving reflected ultrasound signals;
converting the reflected ultrasound signals to a stereovision ultrasound image in real time; and
displaying the stereovision ultrasound image in real time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 31)
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5. An ultrasound apparatus, comprising:
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an emitter to emit ultrasound signals;
a receiver to receive reflected ultrasound signals;
a signal processor to convert the reflected ultrasound signals to a stereovision ultrasound image in real time; and
a display unit to display the stereovision ultrasound image in real time. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An ultrasound apparatus, comprising:
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an emitter to emit ultrasound signals;
a receiver to receive reflected ultrasound signals;
a signal processor to convert the reflected ultrasound signals to a stereovision ultrasound image in real time;
a display unit to display the stereovision ultrasound image; and
a transport unit to house said emitter, receiver, signal processor and said display unit. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. An ultrasound apparatus, comprising:
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a transducer to emit ultrasound signals and to receive reflected ultrasound signals;
a scanner to generate a stream of detected ultrasound data volumes from the reflected ultrasound signals;
a rendering processor to render the stream of detected ultrasound data volumes into first and second 2D rendered images;
first and second buffers to hold the first and second 2D rendered images, respectively;
a display unit; and
a multiplexor to alternately transmit the first and second 2D rendered images to the display unit to generate a stereovision ultrasound image in real time. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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