Abstract: The present disclosure includes an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus with easy assembly and disassembly. The apparatus comprises an outer casing including a motherboard module having motherboard guiding plugs and motherboard ports installed thereon and a first outer-casing sliding device; and a main case structure being housed by the outer casing, including a transducer panel module coupled to an I/O module, a carrier board module coupled to the transducer panel module via the I/O module and having a PC module installed thereon process ultrasound data, carrier-board guiding holes to receive the motherboard guiding plugs, carrier-board ports to inter-plug in the motherboard ports, and a first main-case sliding device to slide in the first outer-casing sliding device and facilitate the main case structure to move relative to the outer casing; wherein the motherboard module and the I/O module are perpendicular to the transducer panel module and the carrier board module.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging apparatus configured with a touch screen display and computer aided measurement and/or diagnosis capability. In response to a touch input, image parameters for the computer aided measurement and/or diagnosis are determined from an analysis of the ultrasound image. A touch screen user interface allows the user to further adjust the parameters and/or other system parameters for the computer aided measurement and/or diagnosis in an interactive way. The computer aided measurement can be used directly for the computer aided diagnosis for improved accuracy and user experience.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a method for providing real-time guidance to an interventional device coupled to an ultrasound imaging system operating in a first mode and a second mode. The method includes, in the first mode, stopping transmission of ultrasound signals from a transducer of the ultrasound imaging apparatus, and transmitting, via an acoustic sensor mounted on a head portion of an interventional device, an ultrasound signal that is then received by the transducer to generate a first image of a location of the head portion; in a second mode, stopping transmitting ultrasound signals from the acoustic sensor, transmitting ultrasound signals via the transducer, and receiving echoes of the transmitted ultrasound signals to generate a second image of an object structure; and combining the first image with the second image to derive a third image displaying and highlighting a relative location of the head portion in the object structure.