Method and apparatus for three-dimensional flow lumen imaging

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PATENT NO 5957138
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08918250

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A method and apparatus for generating three-dimensional (3D) images of flow structures and their flow lumen using ultrasound techniques. According to one aspect of the invention, a border between a flow region and a non-flow region is used to render a three-dimensional image of the flow lumen of the flow structure. The images may be viewed in real-time and/or stored on a machine-readable medium. In one embodiment, the three-dimensional images may be manipulated in a number of viewing directions/angles/distances/positions/styles. In one embodiment, a flow lumen may be displayed using a virtual angioscopic view.

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DIASONICS ULTRASOUND INCCALIFORNIA 95050

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Lin, Gregory Sharat Fremont, CA 10 569
Paul, Dennis Mountain View, CA 7 82
Spratt, Ray Steven San Jose, CA 44 470

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