Abstract: A system and a method of manipulating system parameters directly from displayed graphics utilize universal controls whose functions can vary depending on the current position of a cursor on a display device of the system. The system may be an imaging system based on ultrasound, magnetic resonance, computed tomography technology, or other modalities. The universal controls allow the number of controls included in the control panel of the system to be significantly reduced, since each universal control can perform functions of multiple hard controls. The universal controls may be pushbutton rotatable dials or rotatable toggles. In operation, when the cursor is positioned over one of the cursor-sensitive target areas, a control assignor of the system designates functions that correspond to that cursor-sensitive target area to the universal controls. The system also includes a display controller that controls the operations of displayed cursor-sensitive graphic elements.

Abstract: A method and a system for storing and managing dimensional measurement values and the underlying ultrasound images utilize a report generator that operates to generate an examination report of an ultrasound examination having saved measurement values. The examination report allows for an expedient access to the corresponding ultrasound images that were used to derive the measurement values. In addition, the report generator operates to automatically save the ultrasound image when a measurement value that was computed from that ultrasound image is saved. This feature ensures that for each saved measurement value, the corresponding ultrasound image is also saved. The system utilizes ultrasound waves to image various anatomical features of a patient or a fetus. Examples of anatomical features that may be imaged by the system include the femur, the humerus and the head of a fetus. These ultrasound images are used to compute measurements of the anatomical features.