Patent ID: 9047394
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: A61B,G01S,G06T,G16H

Abstract:
1. A three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound system comprising: a scanning unit configured to scan an object and generate ultrasound data; a measuring unit configured to receive an input of a measurement point in the ultrasound data and generate measurement data associated with the measurement point, wherein the measurement point is input with respect to a Nuchal Translucency (NT) of a fetus, and the measuring unit is configured to generate two measurement lines corresponding to the NT of the fetus, measure a distance between the two measurement lines as a measured length of the NT, and generate the measurement data including the measured length; and a display controller configured to compare the measurement data with reference data, determine a grade, and display the measurement data based on the determined grade, wherein the reference data include a plurality of standard length ranges corresponding one to one to fetal ages, wherein the display controller is configured to determine an age of the fetus based on the ultrasound data, extract from the plurality of standard length ranges a first standard length range corresponding to the determined age of the fetus, and compare the first standard length range with the measurement data to determine the grade based on whether the measurement data is included in the standard length range, is greater than the standard length range, or is less than the standard length range, wherein the display controller is configured to display the measurement data in more than one color allocated to the determined grade, and the determined grade is selected from one of an abnormal grade, a warning grade, and a normal grade, and wherein each of the abnormal grade, warning grade, and normal grade correspond to a different display color.