Inventors:
Lihong Pan - Brookfield WI, US
Kirstin Nora LaConte - Waukesha WI, US
Sharathchander Sirivolu - Waukesha WI, US
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
A61B 8/00
Abstract:
Contrast-enhancing agents enhance 3D and/or 4D ultrasound imagery, by which ultrasound machines acquire ultrasound image data and processors convert the ultrasound image data into contrast-enhanced 3D and/or 4D images using the contrast-enhancing agents. Various other embodiments may also include CTI processors, which can be adapted to generate CTI image data, and/or TIC processors, which can be adapted to generate TIC image data. Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for a computer are disclosed.