Abstract: A steerable multi-plane ultrasound imaging system (MPUIS) for steering a plurality of intersecting image planes (PL1 . . . n) of a beamforming ultrasound imaging probe (BUIP) based on ultrasound signals transmitted between the beamforming ultrasound imaging probe (BUIP) and an ultrasound transducer (S) disposed within a field of view (FOV) of the probe (BUIP). An ultrasound tracking system (UTS) causes the beamforming ultrasound imaging probe (BUIP) to adjust an orientation of the first image plane (PL1) such that a first image plane passes through a position (POS) of the ultrasound transducer (S) by maximizing a magnitude of ultrasound signals transmitted between the beamforming ultrasound imaging probe (BUIP) and the ultrasound transducer (S). An orientation of a second image plane (PL2) is adjusted such that an intersection (AZ) between the first image plane and the second image plane passes through the position of the ultrasound transducer (S).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a device by controlling the device based on input received from group members, uses a sensor for monitoring each group member for detecting an instruction provided by a group member. The instruction includes a visual or audible instruction. Upon detecting, a controller associates a control command with the instruction. The controller provides the control command to the device. For establishing the group, an authentication is performed for adding a user as a group member. For identifying the control command, the detected instruction is associated with the instructing group member, where the member profile is accessed from a memory including a set of reference instructions, and the instruction is matched with a reference instruction selected from the set of reference instructions in the profile.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrasound imaging guidance system (20) for guiding an operator of an ultrasound imaging system (10) comprising an ultrasound probe (11), the ultrasound imaging guidance system comprising a transceiver (23) adapted to receive target ultrasound probe pose information generated by a remote ultrasound imaging support system (30), said target ultrasound probe pose information being derived from a data stream transmitted to the remote ultrasound imaging support system, said data stream including a sequence of ultrasound images (15) generated with the ultrasound probe and an indication for each ultrasound image of the actual pose (16) of the ultrasound probe when capturing said ultrasound image; a processor (21) communicatively coupled to the transceiver and programmed to generate a virtual image (17) of the ultrasound probe in a pose corresponding to the target ultrasound probe pose information; and a display device (25) communicatively coupled to the processor and adapted to display the virtual im

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for rotating objects (40) on screens (9) defines a hand axis (20) in response to 3D position information related to the hands (21, 22) of a user and detects a changed orientation of the hand axis (20) with respect to a 3D space and calculates a rotation for the object (40) on the screen (9) in response to said detecting. This way, to rotate the object (40) on the screen (9), an imaginary copy of the object (40) is considered to be inside an imaginary ball (41) held by the user, which imaginary ball (41) is being rotated. The changed orientation of the hand axis (20) comprises changes in angles between the hand axis (20) and the axes (31, 32, 33) of the 3D space. To improve stability in case of each one of said changes being unequal to zero, the apparatus (1) further detects the angles and compares the respective angles with respective thresholds and reduces or weights the respective changes in response to respective comparison results.

Abstract: A method of operating a device by controlling the device based on input received from group members, uses a sensor unit for monitoring each group member for detecting an instruction provided by a group member. The instruction includes a visual or audible instruction. Upon detecting, a control unit associates a control command with the instruction. The control unit provides the control command to the device. For establishing the group the method includes performing, by user input means for interacting with a user, an authentication for adding said user as group member. For identifying the control command, the method comprises associating the detected instruction with the instructing group member among the group members, accessing member profile from a memory unit comprising a set of reference instructions, and matching the instruction with a reference instruction selected from the set of reference instructions in the profile. An apparatus is arranged for performing the method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system (100) for automating adjustment or adaptation of devices (141-143) such as light, computer programs and positioning of devices used during patient examination. The patient examination is performed by use of a scanner system where the patient is lying on a bed (102) which can be moved into a scanner zone of the scanner where the scanning can be performed and away from the scanner zone. The automated control is achieved by detecting the position of the bed and using the detected position for adjusting or adapting the state, i.e. the function or working of one or more devices (141-143).

Abstract: A system has a contactless user-interface for control of the system through pre-determined gestures of a bodily part of the user. The user-interface has a camera and a data processing system. The camera captures video data, representative of the bodily part and of an environment of the bodily part. The data processing system processes the video data. The data processing system determines a current spatial relationship between the bodily part and another bodily part of the user. Only if the spatial relationship matches a pre-determined spatial relationship representative of the pre-determined gesture, the data processing system sets the system into a pre-determined state.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system (100) for automating adjustment or adaptation of devices (141-143) such as light, computer programs and positioning of devices used during patient examination. The patient examination is performed by use of a scanner system where the patient is lying on a bed (102) which can be moved into a scanner zone of the scanner where the scanning can be performed and away from the scanner zone. The automated control is achieved by detecting the position of the bed and using the detected position for adjusting or adapting the state, i.e. the function or working of one or more devices (141-143).

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for rotating objects (40) on screens (9) defines a hand axis (20) in response to 3D position information related to the hands (21, 22) of a user and detects a changed orientation of the hand axis (20) with respect to a 3D space and calculates a rotation for the object (40) on the screen (9) in response to said detecting. This way, to rotate the object (40) on the screen (9), an imaginary copy of the object (40) is considered to be inside an imaginary ball (41) held by the user, which imaginary ball (41) is being rotated. The changed orientation of the hand axis (20) comprises changes in angles between the hand axis (20) and the axes (31, 32, 33) of the 3D space. To improve stability in case of each one of said changes being unequal to zero, the apparatus (1) further detects the angles and compares the respective angles with respective thresholds and reduces or weights the respective changes in response to respective comparison results.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for manipulating images or graphics where the manipulation to be performed are selected or activated using eye-tracking. A number of hotspots are arranged around and bordering a region of interest (ROI), which are each, associated with an image parameter adjustment (e.g. contrast or brightness). An eye-tracking device determines a fixation point of the user and the system automatically performs the associated adjustment whenever the fixation point falls within a hotspot. The close bordering of the hotspots around the ROI allows the user to keep focus on the ROI and only slightly shift his/her gaze to or towards a hotspot for adjusting an image parameter. Thereby, the adjustment can be controlled while still keeping the ROI in focus so that the effect of the adjustment can be followed simultaneously.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) of controlling a viewing parameter for viewing an image on a display for displaying the image, the method comprising a determining step (110) for determining a view of interest within the image, an identifying step (120) for identifying a field of view within the display, a controlling step (130) for controlling the viewing parameter based on the field of view, and a computing step (140) for computing the image based on the controlled viewing parameter and on the field of view, which field of view comprises the view of interest, wherein the field of view is identified using an eye-tracking system for tracking an eye of a user. The method (100) provides a way of controlling the viewing parameter which reduces interruptions in viewing the view of interest.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of providing touchless manipulation of an image through a touchless input device (210), the method comprising selecting a property of a manipulation mode with the image in response to touchless user interaction along a first axis with respect to a plane of a sensing region (206, 208) of the touchless input device, and manipulating the image in response to touchless user interaction along a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis according to the selected property of the manipulation mode. The invention further relates to a computer program product, a computer storage medium, a display device and a medical workstation.