Tissue motion comparison display
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1. A method for displaying tissue motion information, the method comprising:
- determining, with an ultrasound imaging system, a first motion of tissue within a body of a patient;
comparing the first motion to a first reference motion using respective first detected and reference motion characteristics, wherein the first reference motion characteristic is a modeled characteristic of a dynamic model based on a mathematical representation, the dynamic model comprising a motion vector, which is a function of location and time;
determining a difference as a function of the comparison such that a deviation of the first motion of the tissue from the first reference motion is represented by the difference; and
displaying, on a display of the ultrasound imaging system, information as a function of the difference, the information being displayed representing the deviation.
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Abstract
A difference between a detected motion and a reference motion is automatically displayed. The reference motion is a modeled motion of an organ, a base line motion of an organ or another portion of an organ. A deviation in motion amplitude, angle or both angle and amplitude from a reference set may more easily identify abnormal or normal motion of the organ.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for displaying tissue motion information, the method comprising:
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determining, with an ultrasound imaging system, a first motion of tissue within a body of a patient; comparing the first motion to a first reference motion using respective first detected and reference motion characteristics, wherein the first reference motion characteristic is a modeled characteristic of a dynamic model based on a mathematical representation, the dynamic model comprising a motion vector, which is a function of location and time; determining a difference as a function of the comparison such that a deviation of the first motion of the tissue from the first reference motion is represented by the difference; and displaying, on a display of the ultrasound imaging system, information as a function of the difference, the information being displayed representing the deviation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for displaying tissue motion information, the system comprising:
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an imaging system processor configured to determine a first motion of tissue within a body, compare the first motion to a first reference motion using respective first detected and reference motion characteristics, the reference motion characteristics being from a mathematical or database-based dynamic model of motion, the dynamic model comprising a motion vector, which is a function of location and time, and determine a difference as a function of the comparison such that a deviation of the first motion of the tissue from the first reference motion is represented by the difference; and a display of the imaging system, the display configured to display information as a function of the difference, the information being displayed representing the deviation. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor for displaying tissue motion information, the storage medium comprising instructions for:
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determining a first motion of tissue within a body with of a patient with ultrasound data acquired at different times from the patient; comparing the first motion to a first reference motion using respective first detected and reference motion characteristics, wherein the first reference motion is a modeled characteristic from a dynamic model, the dynamic model comprising a motion vector, which is a function of location and time; determining a difference as a function of the comparison such that a deviation of the first motion of the tissue from the first reference motion is represented by the difference; and displaying the information as a function of the difference, the information being displayed representing the deviation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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