US 12,406,336 B1
Systems and methods for enhancing ultrasound images using artificial intelligence
Andrew Sainz-Nieto, Woodstock (CA)
Assigned to MILLER AND COMPANY IP HOLDINGS, (PA)
Filed by Andrew Sainz-Nieto, Woodstock (CA)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/406,879.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 5/00 (2024.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G06T 5/60 (2024.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01)
CPC G06T 5/60 (2024.01) [G06T 3/40 (2013.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10132 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30044 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30201 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An artificial intelligence (AI)-based imaging system for generating an enhanced image and/or video of a fetus, the AI-based imaging system comprising:
an imaging server comprising a server processor and a server memory;
an imaging application (app) configured to execute on a user computing device comprising a device processor and a device memory, the imaging app communicatively coupled to the imaging server; and
an image enhancement AI model trained with pixel data of a plurality of training ultrasound images of fetuses, the image enhancement AI model configured to output respective graphically enhanced images of the fetuses, each graphically enhanced image having at least one pixel-based image feature of the fetus modified to generate a graphical enhancement comprising an enhanced physical appearance of the fetus compared to an original image generated with ultrasound;
wherein computing instructions are configured to execute on the server processor or the device processor to cause the server processor or the device processor to at least:
receive at least one ultrasound image of a fetus, the at least one image comprising pixel data of at least a portion of a face of the fetus as originally captured based on ultrasound,
generate, by the image enhancement model based on one or more facial features of the fetus, a graphically enhanced image of the fetus, wherein the graphically enhanced image of the fetus comprises a new image with at least one modified feature selected from the one or more facial features of the fetus, the modified feature causing pixel data of the image of the fetus to be enhanced or altered to have an enhanced physical appearance of the fetus compared to the at least one image of the fetus as originally received; and
render, on a display screen of the user computing device, the graphically enhanced image, the graphically enhanced image depicting the portion of a face of the fetus having the enhanced or altered pixel data.