Abstract: Provided in the present application is an ultrasonic imaging method including generating an ultrasound image, determining an initial position of a tracking point of an area to be tracked in the ultrasound image, receiving a first tracking instruction from an input device, and automatically moving the tracking point along the boundary of the area to be tracked for the duration of the first tracking instruction to generate a trace line. Also provided in the present application are an ultrasonic imaging system and a non-transitory computer-readable medium.

Abstract: A system and method for presenting rotation previews of an object depicted in a volume rendering of 3D and/or 4D image data is provided. The method includes presenting a volume rendering of an object having an initial view at a display system. The method includes presenting volume rendering previews at the display system. Each of the volume rendering previews provides a different rotational view of the object and is located on the display system in relation to the volume rendering at a position associated with a directional directive of a user input device. The method includes receiving a directional directive from the user input device. The method includes presenting an updated volume rendering of the object at the display system. The updated volume rendering includes an updated view of the object rotated from the initial view based on the directional directive from the user input device.

Abstract: Various ultrasonic imaging methods and ultrasonic imaging systems are provided. According to an aspect, a method includes acquiring first volumetric data collected by a probe at a first angle; generating a real-time ultrasonic image on the basis of the first volumetric data and displaying the same on a display device; and generating at least one ultrasonic image preview and at least one probe movement guide corresponding to the at least one ultrasonic image preview and displaying the same on the display device, wherein the at least one ultrasonic image preview corresponds to at least one other angle of the probe, and the at least one probe movement guide provides a visual indication for guiding the probe to move from the first angle to the at least one other angle.

Abstract: The present application provides an image display method and an ultrasound imaging system. The image display method includes performing a position adjustment operation on an initial volume view in an image display interface to obtain at least one reference volume view, storing position information of the at least one reference volume view, and creating at least one label to point to the position information, the at least one label being displayed in the image display interface.

Abstract: A system and method for presenting rotation previews of an object depicted in a volume rendering of 3D and/or 4D image data is provided. The method includes presenting a volume rendering of an object having an initial view at a display system. The method includes presenting volume rendering previews at the display system. Each of the volume rendering previews provides a different rotational view of the object and is located on the display system in relation to the volume rendering at a position associated with a directional directive of a user input device. The method includes receiving a directional directive from the user input device. The method includes presenting an updated volume rendering of the object at the display system. The updated volume rendering includes an updated view of the object rotated from the initial view based on the directional directive from the user input device.

Abstract: Various systems are provided for an ultrasound imaging device. In one example, a method comprises instructing a user a location to which to navigate an ultrasound probe in one or more of a horizontal plane and a vertical plane based on a previously acquired first image at a first anatomical location while acquiring a second image at a second, different anatomical location and automatically joining the first and second images together.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ultrasound imaging method, comprising: selecting an initial ultrasound image frame; marking a plurality of marking points on the initial ultrasound image frame; tracking updated positions of the marking points in subsequent ultrasound image frames; displaying updated marking points at the updated positions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring an ultrasonic image. The method comprises: a measuring template loading step: loading a measuring template according to a received instruction; and a measuring template displaying step: displaying a selected measuring template at a designated position on the ultrasonic image.

Abstract: A method and ultrasound apparatus for configuring a parameter of the ultrasound apparatus includes pre-obtaining at least two corresponding ultrasound images according to at least two pre-set values of the parameter. The method includes displaying the at least two ultrasound images simultaneously, selecting one of the displayed ultrasound images, and configuring the parameter to a pre-set value corresponding to the selected ultrasound image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying a region of interest in a current ultrasonic image. The method comprises the steps of storing information about a region of interest of a history ultrasonic image corresponding to a current ultrasonic image, reading the information, and displaying a region of interest on the current ultrasonic image according to the information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for storing an ultrasonic scan image and an ultrasonic device. The ultrasonic device may include: an image acquiring unit configured to scan a target object to obtain an image; a buffer unit configured to store the obtained image; a processing unit configured to compute a similarity of a frame of the image; and a storage unit, wherein when it is determined that the computed similarity of the frame is less than a threshold, the processing unit stores frames with a similarity equal to or greater than the threshold previous to the frame in the storage unit. Therefore, the image may be stored automatically based upon the similarity information of the frame of the ultrasonic scanning image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring an ultrasonic image. The method comprises: a measuring template loading step: loading a measuring template according to a received instruction; and a measuring template displaying step: displaying a selected measuring template at a designated position on the ultrasonic image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, apparatus, and ultrasonic machine for generating a fused ultrasonic image. The method comprises extracting an anatomical location from a stored ultrasonic image, and generating the fused ultrasonic image according to the anatomical location and a currently obtained ultrasonic image. The apparatus comprises an extraction module for extracting an anatomical location from a stored ultrasonic image, and a generation module for generating the fused ultrasonic image according to the anatomical location and a currently obtained ultrasonic image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus present a live ultrasound image on a display of an ultrasound imaging system, retrieve a historical ultrasound image frame; and overlap at least portions of the historical ultrasound image frame with the live ultrasound image. A method and apparatus retrieve a historical ultrasound image frame, retrieve stored coordinates of a historical region of interest in the historical ultrasound image frame, display a selected ultrasound image frame from a live ultrasound image and display a current region of interest in the selected ultrasound image frame, the current region of interest having coordinates in the selected ultrasound image frame based upon the stored coordinates retrieved from the historical region of interest in the historical ultrasound image frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, apparatus, and ultrasonic machine for generating a fused ultrasonic image. The method comprises extracting an anatomical location from a stored ultrasonic image, and generating the fused ultrasonic image according to the anatomical location and a currently obtained ultrasonic image. The apparatus comprises an extraction module for extracting an anatomical location from a stored ultrasonic image, and a generation module for generating the fused ultrasonic image according to the anatomical location and a currently obtained ultrasonic image.

Abstract: A method for needle visualization for an ultrasound imaging device, the method comprising alternately acquiring a tissue frame followed by a needle frame at a temporal spacing to form a frame sequence, spatially compounding the frame sequence, and outputting an image frame resulting from spatial compounding.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging equipment comprising a host, a probe connected to the host, a touch screen fixed to the host for providing a user interface, the user interface including a presentation area displaying images and/or various information and a control area displaying virtual buttons, and a user interface adjusting device for automatically adjusting a layout of the user interface based on a relative position between the probe and the touch screen, so as to facilitate a user's usage of the equipment.

Abstract: A method for needle visualization for an ultrasound imaging device, the method comprising alternately acquiring a tissue frame followed by a needle frame at a temporal spacing to form a frame sequence, spatially compounding the frame sequence, and outputting an image frame resulting from spatial compounding.