Systems and methods for detecting and enhancing viewing of a needle during ultrasound imaging

K Dickie, N Uniyal - US Patent 10,588,596, 2020 - Google Patents
The present embodiments relate generally to ultrasound imaging methods, systems, and
apparatus that detect and enhance viewing of a needle during ultrasound imaging. The …

In vivo needle visualization in ultrasound images using tensor-based filtering

B Zhuang, K Dickie, L Pelissier - 2013 IEEE International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we have proposed an improved tensor-analysis based method with adaptive
beam sequence and RF processing to enhance the needle visualization. In vivo study has …

Sonographic visibility of cannulas using convex ultrasound transducers

S Rumble, G Schmitz, S Dencks - Biomedical Engineering …, 2019 - degruyter.com
The key for safe ultrasound (US)-guided punctures is a good visibility of the cannula. When
using convex transducers for deep punctures, the incident angle between US beam and …

Systems and methods for identifying an imaged needle in an ultrasound image

K Dickie, N Uniyal - US Patent 10,102,452, 2018 - Google Patents
The present embodiments relate generally to ultrasound imaging methods, systems, and
apparatus that identify an imaged needle in an ultrasound image. The embodiments involve …