Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically controlling a color flow steering angle during ultrasonic color flow imaging are provided. In one embodiment, a method for ultrasound imaging comprises automatically adjusting a color flow steering angle responsive to an adjustment of a focal depth setting. In this way, a sensitivity to color flow data may be increased by maintaining a constant overlap between a color flow image and a B-mode image, thereby increasing the accuracy of color flow imaging.

Abstract: Various embodiments include systems and methods for optimizing utilization of bandwidth between ultrasound probes and display units. Data transfer limits for a connection between an ultrasound probe and a corresponding display-and-control unit may be determined. Based on the data transfer limits, one or more functions in the ultrasound probe may be controlled. The one or more functions relate to acquiring of ultrasound image data via the ultrasound probe, processing of the acquired ultrasound image data, and/or communication of the acquired ultrasound image data. Further, the controlling is adapted to reduce amount of data acquired and/or transferred, between the ultrasound probe and the display-and-control unit, during ultrasound imaging, to meet the data transfer limits for the connection.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically controlling a color flow steering angle during ultrasonic color flow imaging are provided. In one embodiment, a method for ultrasound imaging comprises automatically adjusting a color flow steering angle responsive to an adjustment of a focal depth setting. In this way, a sensitivity to color flow data may be increased by maintaining a constant overlap between a color flow image and a B-mode image, thereby increasing the accuracy of color flow imaging.

Abstract: An ultrasound probe comprises a body terminating at a nose, an ultrasound transducer adjacent the nose and facing a first direction, and a touchpad zone to detect a sliding gesture of a first digit. The first touchpad zone extends along a first surface facing a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system and method includes acquiring position data from a motion sensing system on a probe while acquiring ultrasound data with the probe. The system and method includes detecting a predetermined motion pattern of the probe, accessing a subset of the ultrasound data corresponding to the predetermined motion pattern, and displaying an image based on the subset of the ultrasound data on a display device.

Abstract: An ultrasound probe comprises a body terminating at a nose, an ultrasound transducer adjacent the nose and facing a first direction, and a touchpad zone to detect a sliding gesture of a first digit. The first touchpad zone extends along a first surface facing a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.