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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING MOVING ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES USING ULTRASOUND

  • US 20120083699A1
  • Filed: 06/07/2010
  • Published: 04/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of recognizing at least one moving anatomical structure using ultrasound data, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving ultrasound data (100, 200, 400), wherein the ultrasound data comprises Doppler shift information descriptive of the velocity of the at least one anatomical structure,dividing the ultrasound data (102, 404) into a series of time frames,assigning each of the time frames a classification (104) using the Doppler shift information, andrecognizing the at least one anatomical structure (106) using the classification of each time frame.

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