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- Patent Title: Systems and methods for automatically identifying and segmenting different tissue types in ultrasound images
- Patent Title (中): 用于自动识别和分割超声图像中不同组织类型的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12971241Application Date: 2010-12-17
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Publication No.: US08715187B2Publication Date: 2014-05-06
- Inventor: Cynthia Elizabeth Landberg Davis , Ying Fan , Hae Won Lim , Gokul Swamy , Navneeth Subramanian , Nitya Subramaniam
- Applicant: Cynthia Elizabeth Landberg Davis , Ying Fan , Hae Won Lim , Gokul Swamy , Navneeth Subramanian , Nitya Subramaniam
- Applicant Address: US NY Niskayuna
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Niskayuna
- Agent Jenifer E. Haeckl
- Main IPC: A61B8/08
- IPC: A61B8/08
Abstract:
A system for providing non-invasive ultrasound based treatment to a region of interest is provided. The system comprises an imaging unit for imaging one or more tissue types in the region of interest, an image processing unit that is configured to identify the one or more tissue types in the region of interest, an ultrasound transducer that is configured to focus an ultrasound beam to ablate at least a portion of the identified tissues, and a controller unit that controls a delivery of the ultrasound beam to the region of interest.
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