US 12,243,227 B2
Real-time acoustic simulation method based on artificial intelligence, and ultrasound treatment system using the same
Hyung Min Kim, Seoul (KR); Kyungho Yoon, Seoul (KR); Tae Young Park, Seoul (KR); and Heekyung Koh, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul (KR)
Filed by KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/710,026.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0041991 (KR), filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0319001 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 7/0012 (2013.01) [G16H 20/30 (2018.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10088 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10132 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A real-time acoustic simulation method based on artificial intelligence, performed by a processor, the method comprising:
acquiring medical image data of a target area to be treated;
determining ultrasound parameters related to the output of an ultrasonic transducer based on the medical image data;
inputting the ultrasound parameters to a numerical model to generate a numerical model based acoustic simulation image for a specific position of the ultrasonic transducer;
training an artificial intelligence model using the medical image data and the numerical model based acoustic simulation image;
generating an artificial intelligence model based acoustic simulation image for an arbitrary position of the ultrasonic transducer using the trained artificial intelligence model; and
outputting a real-time acoustic simulation image with a position change of the ultrasonic transducer.