Abstract: A color flow image and a spectrogram are generated using the same acquired ultrasound signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for segmenting ultrasound image data including an ultrasound imaging system configured to generate imaging data of a patient. The ultrasound imaging system includes a transducer, a processing unit and a display. The processing unit is operably coupled to the transducer to receive the generated imaging data. The processing unit is configured to analyze the received imaging data and identify an anatomical element. The processing unit includes instructions to segment the anatomical element utilizing as an initial seed segmentation data for the same anatomical element obtained from a different imaging system.

Abstract: A method for controlling an ultrasound imaging system includes defining a sample volume gate on a two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound image, the sample volume gate defining a location at which flow is to be estimated, automatically calculating a SNR for an initial transmit and receive steering position (aperture location) and aperture size, automatically calculating a SNR for a different second transmit and receive steering position (aperture location) and aperture size, automatically comparing the SNR for the first set of apertures to the SNR for the second set of apertures, and automatically adjusting the steering angle and an aperture size of an ultrasound probe's transmit and receive events based on the comparison.