/Contrast And B-mode Combination For Strain Analysis In Medical Ultrasound Imaging
Abstract

For boundary detection, such as heart wall detection for strain or another quantification, the boundary is detected using multiple types of imaging, such as B-mode and contrast. The confidence in the detected locations is used to form a more accurate boundary, such as replacing low confidence locations from B-mode imaging with higher confidence locations from the contrast imaging. Even where experts may struggle to identify boundaries, a more accurate boundary is created and used by the image processor or processing.

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What is claimed is:

For boundary detection, such as heart wall detection for strain or another quantification, the boundary is detected using multiple types of imaging, such as B-mode and contrast. The confidence in the detected locations is used to form a more accurate boundary, such as replacing low confidence locations from B-mode imaging with higher confidence locations from the contrast imaging. Even where experts may struggle to identify boundaries, a more accurate boundary is created and used by the image processor or processing.
Timeline
Filed
06/16/2026
Published
10/01/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(2)
A61B 8/08:Clinical applications (, take precedence A61B 8/02, A61B 8/04, A61B 8/06)
A61B 8/00:Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves