Method for the processing of signals relating to an object comprising moving parts and echographic device for carrying out this method
First Claim
1. A signal processing method comprising:
- acquiring sets of data from echographic signals relating to an organ comprising moving parts, said sets being periodically acquired over a given time interval,constructing on the basis of the sets of data a sequence of intensity images and corresponding sequences of processed images andencrusting spatial graphics derived from the processed images onto the intensity images, the graphics comprising representations of locations of at least one or more moving parts of the organ, at a given spatial scale, and of a spatial and temporal reference marker.
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Abstract
A signal processing method includes the steps of construction (100), on the basis of sets of signals (S,X,Y,n) relating to an object (6) comprising moving parts, a sequence of graphic images with graphics (REF1 ,REF2; DP1, DP2) representing the parts (3a, 3b) of the object in motion, at a given scale, with a spatial and temporal marker; construction (30) of a sequence of intensity images I(X,Y,n)! corresponding to the graphic images; and encrustation (40, 140) of graphics of the graphic images in the corresponding intensity images. This method can be carried out by an ultrasonic echographic apparatus (1) comprising a diagnostic tool (100) and a display system for the construction of the appropriate image sequences.
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1. A signal processing method comprising:
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acquiring sets of data from echographic signals relating to an organ comprising moving parts, said sets being periodically acquired over a given time interval, constructing on the basis of the sets of data a sequence of intensity images and corresponding sequences of processed images and encrusting spatial graphics derived from the processed images onto the intensity images, the graphics comprising representations of locations of at least one or more moving parts of the organ, at a given spatial scale, and of a spatial and temporal reference marker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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an echographic apparatus for acquiring sets of data from echographic signals relating to an organ comprising moving parts, said sets being periodically acquired over a given time interval, and for constructing on the basis of the sets of data a sequence of intensity images, a signal processing device for encrusting spatial graphics on corresponding intensity images, the encrusted graphics are derived from sequences of processed images based on the acquired sets of data and comprise representations of the evolution of motions of one or more moving parts of the organ, with an amplified spatial amplitude, over a cardiac cycle, and of a spatial and temporal reference marker, and a system for displaying said sequence of encrusted intensity images. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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