Patent ID: 8657750
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of ultrasound imaging comprising: using an ultrasound probe to acquire first ultrasound data, the first ultrasound data comprising data of a first plane through a structure of interest; identifying, within the first ultrasound data, one or more features that are indicative of the structure of interest or a landmark within the first plane; based on a location of the one or more features or the landmark within the first plane, determining a position, relative to the ultrasound probe, for a second plane; using the ultrasound probe to acquire second ultrasound data, the second ultrasound data comprising data of the second plane through the structure of interest, the second plane being distinct from the first plane; generating an image containing the structure of interest based on the second ultrasound data; and displaying the image.