Patent ID: 11931201
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 16:
17. An image analysis device for obtaining anatomical measurements in an ultrasound image, the device comprising:
a database comprising a pre-stored set of measurement templates for use in performing different anatomical measurements, each measurement template in the pre-stored set of measurement templates associated with one or more known anatomical regions and geometrical characteristics; and
a measurement processor configured to:
receive user input data representing a set of user-selected points within the ultrasound image, wherein the set of user-selected points comprises two or more user-selected points;
identify, within the ultrasound image, an anatomical region corresponding to a location of at least one of the set of user-selected points;
identify a geometrical characteristic of the set of user-selected points;
select, from the pre-stored set of measurement templates, a measurement template associated with the identified anatomical region and geometrical characteristic; and
derive an anatomical measurement from the set of user-defined points, using the measurement template,

wherein the identification of the geometrical characteristic includes identification of shape information relating to a line or pattern described by at least a subset of the set of user-selected points such that the shape information is distinct from the location of the at least one of the user-selected points.