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System and method for visualizing scene shift in ultrasound scan sequence

  • US 6,824,514 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2002
  • Issued: 11/30/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for real-time visualization of scene shift of an object in an ultrasound scan, comprising:

  • means for developing a first ultrasound image;

    means for determining a first border of the object in the first ultrasound image;

    means for developing a second ultrasound image;

    means for determining a second border of the object in the second ultrasound image;

    means for forming an overlay of the first border on the second border; and

    display means for simultaneously displaying only the second border and the overlay of the first border on the second border to a user without displaying the entire object to enable the user to determine whether the first border aligns with the second border.

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