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METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR SHADING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGE

  • US 20190380685A1
  • Filed: 08/27/2019
  • Published: 12/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2017
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method, comprising:

  • generating a flat, 2D image from a 2D dataset including scalar image values without height values, the 2D dataset acquired with an ultrasound imaging system;

    determining a gradient of height values from the scalar image values;

    applying shading to the flat, 2D image using the determined gradient; and

    displaying the shaded flat, 2D image, having a 3D appearance, via a display screen of the ultrasound imaging system.

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