| CPC A61B 8/08 (2013.01) [A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/469 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. An ultrasonic 2-dimensional (2D) image display method comprising:
acquiring the ultrasonic 2D image including a proximal carpal tunnel, wherein the ultrasonic 2D image shows a cross section of the proximal carpal tunnel;
determining a reference point in the ultrasonic 2D image, wherein one of a plurality of landmark anatomical structures included in the proximal carpal tunnel is selected as the reference point;
identifying at least one anatomical structures of interest based on a positional relationship with the reference point on the basis of the determined reference point, wherein the at least one anatomical structures of interest is identified from among the plurality of landmark anatomical structures except the reference point, and the positional relationship includes a 2-dimensional distance value in the ultrasonic 2D image, a direction in the ultrasonic 2D image, and a natural language description indicating the 2-dimensional distance value and the direction between the anatomical structure of interest and the reference point; and
displaying the identified anatomical structure of interest of the proximal carpal tunnel and information about the anatomical structure of interest on the ultrasonic image or parallel with the ultrasonic 2D image,
wherein the information about the anatomical structure of interest is information indicating the positional relationship between the anatomical structure of interest and the reference point.
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11. An ultrasonic imaging apparatus comprising:
a display unit;
a user interface;
a memory configured to store one or more instructions, and
a processor configured to:
acquire an ultrasonic 2-dimensional (2D) image including a proximal carpal tunnel, wherein the ultrasonic 2D image shows a cross section of the proximal carpal tunnel;
determine a reference point in the ultrasonic 2D image, wherein one of a plurality of landmark anatomical structures included in the proximal carpal tunnel is selected as the reference point,
identify at least one anatomical structure of interest based on a positional relationship with the reference point on the basis of the determined reference point, wherein the at least one anatomical structures of interest is identified from among the plurality of landmark anatomical structures except the reference point, and the positional relationship includes a 2-dimensional distance value in the ultrasonic 2D image, a direction in the ultrasonic 2D image, and a natural language description indicating the 2-dimensional distance value and the direction between the anatomical structure of interest and the reference point, and
control the display unit to display the identified anatomical structure of interest of the proximal carpal tunnel and information about the anatomical structure of interest on the ultrasonic image or parallel with the 2D ultrasonic image,
wherein the information about the anatomical structure of interest is information indicating the positional relationship between the anatomical structure of interest and the reference point.
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for storing a computer program code for, when being read and executed by a processor, performing an ultrasonic 2-dimensional (2D) image display method, wherein the ultrasonic 2D image display method includes:
acquiring the ultrasonic 2D image including a proximal carpal tunnel, wherein the ultrasonic 2D image shows a cross section of the proximal carpal tunnel;
determining a reference point in the ultrasonic 2D image, wherein one of a plurality of landmark anatomical structures included in the proximal carpal tunnel is selected as the reference point;
identifying at least one anatomical structure of interest based on a positional relationship with the reference point on the basis of the determined reference point, wherein the at least one anatomical structures of interest is identified from among the plurality of landmark anatomical structures except the reference point, and the positional relationship includes a 2-dimensional distance value in the ultrasonic 2D image, a direction in the ultrasonic 2D image, and a natural language description indicating the 2-dimensional distance value and the direction between the anatomical structure of interest and the reference point;
displaying the identified anatomical structure of interest of the proximal carpal tunnel and information about the anatomical structure of interest on the ultrasonic 2D image or parallel with the ultrasonic image,
wherein the information about the anatomical structure of interest is information indicating the positional relationship between the anatomical structure of interest and the reference point.
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