Methods and systems for removing occlusions in 3D ultrasound images
Buckton D.J., Schröcker G., Varchola A., Bruckner S., Gröller E., Novotny J.
US9390546B2 (2013 USPTO), WO2015065565A1 (2014 WIPO), December 2014
Methods and system for visualizing 3D ultrasound data are provided. One method includes obtaining image slices from a volumetric image data set and generating a ray profile using one or more rays through at least one of the image slices, wherein the one or more rays extend along a depth of the volumetric image data set. The method further includes identifying one or more seed points along the one or more rays and defining a clipping surface using the one or more seed points, wherein the clipping surface defines a rendering region within the volumetric image data set. The method also includes rendering a 3D image of the rendering region within the volumetric image data set.