Free-hand 3D Ultrasound Imaging Software Package Ultra3D
A software package, Ultra3D, for ultrasound image processing and 3D
visualization has been developed. In particular, it has been successfully
integrated with a miniaturized Terason SmartProbeTM which
is currently the only commercial ultrasound unit that is based on a
PC. The software functions in Ultra3D have been tested using the SmartProbeTM,
as well as other ultrasound units, mostly for fetal imaging. Fast 3D
re-construction and revealing 3D images have demonstrated the usefulness
of the software in achieving 3D ultrasound imaging on a portable/wearable
ultrasound system. Future research is needed to develop the necessary
hardware and improve the system's operations under a more hostile environment.
Demonstration movies of the Ultra3D software
- Interface of Ultra3D software (file size: 3.3 MB; movie length:
2 minutes)
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- Different 3D rendering modes of Ultra3D software (file size: 2.4
MB; movie length: 1.4 minutes)
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Documents
- Zhang T, Xu XG, Chen Xinlin. A software package for portable three-dimensional
ultrasound imaging. Biomedical Imaging: Nano to Macro, 2004. IEEE
International Symposium. Vol. 1, pp539-542, 2004.
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- Xu XG, Na YH, and Zhang T. Design and Test of a PC-Based Portable
Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Software System Ultra3D. Computers in
Biology and Medicine, Vol 38/2, pp244-251, 2008.
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