Patent ID: 11896433
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An ultrasound imaging system, comprising:
an interface coupled to at least one of a transducer array and a beamformer, the interface to receive a plurality of image data frames representative of a subject's body including at least a portion of a lung, each image data frame of the plurality of image data frames including a plurality of pixel values representing pixel intensities of an image of the subject's body;
a processor in communication with the interface and configured to:
determine a count metric for each image data frame of the plurality of image data frames by counting a number of the plurality of pixel values in each image data frame that satisfies a threshold; and
determine a dynamic air bronchogram (AB) condition of the subject's body based on a variation across the count metrics of the plurality of image data frames, wherein the dynamic AB condition is determined based on a calculated ratio between a maximum of the count metrics and a minimum of the count metrics.