Abstract: The invention provides an ultrasound imaging method for determining complementary views of interest based on an anomalous feature identified in a region of interest of an ultrasound image. The method includes obtaining an ultrasound image of a region of interest of a subject and identifying an anomalous feature within said region. The identified anomalous feature may then be used to determine one or more available complementary ultrasound images of interest of the subject. The one or more available complementary ultrasound images may then be displayed to a user and the complementary ultrasound views to be reviewed may then be selected by the user from the displayed available complementary ultrasound images.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe including a transducer array and a diagnostic apparatus main body including a monitor that are wirelessly connected; and a color flow mode, the ultrasound probe includes a transmission and reception circuit that causes the transducer array to transmit an ultrasonic pulse toward a subject, and performs reception focusing processing on a reception signal output from the transducer array that has received an ultrasound echo from the subject to generate a sound ray signal, a flow image information generation unit that generates flow image information consisting of velocity data and at least one of dispersion data or power data on the basis of the sound ray signal, and a probe-side wireless communication circuit that wirelessly transmits the flow image information, and the diagnostic apparatus main body includes a main body-side wireless communication circuit that receives the flow image information wirelessly transmitted from the probe-side wireless

Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and computer-implemented media. The apparatus is to receive, simultaneously, electrical signals based on respective reflected frequencies of a reflected ultrasonic waveform reflected from a target object as a result of a transmitted ultrasonic waveform; compound information from the electrical signals to generate compounded electrical signals; and cause generation of an output image on a display based on the compounded electrical signals.

Abstract: An ultrasonic method for quantifying the nonlinear shear wave elasticity of a medium, the method comprising the following steps: A1.—collecting a temporal succession of shear wave elasticity data from the medium, A2.—applying, to the medium, a deformation that successively changes according to a predetermined sequence of deformations, during the collection of the shear waves, A3.—observing the actual evolution of deformation, and B.—quantifying the nonlinear elasticity of the medium depending on the temporal succession of data and the evolution of deformation.

Abstract: The disclosure includes a system for photoacoustic inspection of an object. The system includes a broadband emission source configured to generate an emission beam, a direction apparatus including at least one spectrum splitter configured to split the emission beam into at least a first and a second component, the direction apparatus being configured to sequentially direct the respective components to N respective locations on the object at N times to generate N respective acoustic waves within the object. The N respective locations and N times are such that the respective N acoustic waves at least semi-constructively interfere to generate a respective propagating acoustic wave within the object. The system also includes a vibration sensing system configured to detect said respective propagating acoustic waves at a respective detection location on the object.

Abstract: A method and system for automated correction of phase error in MRI-based flow evaluation employs a computer processor programmed to execute a trained convolutional neural network (CNN) to receive and process image data comprising flow velocity data in three directions and magnitude data collected from a region of interest over a scan period from magnetic resonance imaging instrumentation. The image data is processed using the trained CNN to generate three output channels with pixelwise inferred corrections for the flow velocity data which are further smoothed using a regression algorithm. The smoothed corrections are added to the original image data to generate corrected flow data, which may be used for flow visualization and quantization.

Abstract: An ultrasound system includes a transducer array configured to generate analog ultrasound signals. The system includes one or more analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) in communication with the transducer array. The ADCs is configured to convert the analog ultrasound signals to digital ultrasound signals. The system includes a processor circuit in communication with the ADCs. The processor circuit includes digital in-phase/quadrature (I/Q) mixers configured to generate digital continuous wave (CW) Doppler signals based on the digital ultrasound signals. The processor circuit is configured to process the digital CW Doppler signals, generate a graphical representation of a distribution of blood flow velocities over a plurality of cardiac cycles, and output the graphical representation to a display in communication with the processor circuit.

Abstract: A system for providing power from a USB-C PD connection includes a USB-C power delivery (PD) port. The USB-C PD port is configured to provide a number of output voltages. A power cable is configured to be electrically connected with the USB-C PD port. The power cable is configured to transmit data and at least one output voltage of the numerous output voltages to a peripheral device. A housing is coupled with the cable. The housing includes a USB-C connector configured to be removably coupled with the USB-C PD port to electrically connect the power cable with the USB-C PD port. A control circuit assembly is electrically connected with the housing. The control circuit assembly is configured to negotiate an output voltage of the numerous available output voltages between the peripheral device and the USB-C PD port.

Abstract: A shareable battery pack for a portable ultrasonic apparatus, a trolley, a power supply system, and a portable ultrasonic system. The trolley can be connected to the portable ultrasonic apparatus and/or the shareable battery pack to supply power so as to extend operation time. Alternatively, the trolley is used to support the portable ultrasonic apparatus and/or the shareable battery pack without supplying power to extend operation time. In an embodiment, the shareable battery pack can be removed from the trolley, and then be fixedly connected to the portable ultrasonic apparatus to form an integral unit and serve as an external battery for the portable ultrasonic apparatus. Such design enables the portable ultrasonic apparatus to have extended operation time without relying on the trolley and requires only one shareable battery pack in special situations, thereby enhancing convenience of use.

Abstract: Provided are a high-intensity focused ultrasound apparatus (10) and a control method. According to the high-intensity focused ultrasound apparatus (10), by providing a focusing transducer (120) having a freely transformable shape, after an entire transducer assembly (100) extends into an inner cavity of an object to be treated, the transducer assembly (100) can extend through a narrow part into the inner cavity of an object to be treated, and after extending into the inner cavity of the object to be treated, the shape of the focusing transducer (120) in the transducer assembly (100) changes, so that the effective area of the focusing transducer (120) increases, and the ultrasonic energy produced increases, thereby enhancing the irradiation intensity for a region to be treated, and satisfying normal operation requirements of the transducer assembly (100).

Abstract: Methods enabling prediction, screening, early diagnosis, and recommended intervention or treatment selection of autoimmune conditions using artificial intelligence operating in conjunction with large medical datasets. Logic is applied to historic population data to extract medical features and identify subjects with diagnosed autoimmune conditions, and the pre-diagnosis medical data is used to train a diagnosis classification algorithm. A self-supervised learning mechanism is separately used to generate a feature embedding transformation of the patients medical history into representational feature vectors. These patient feature vectors together with their expected diagnoses are used to train a multi-label classifier model using supervised learning. The embedding transformation and the multi-label classifier are then applied to a current subjects data to generate a patient diagnosis probability vector, predicting the existence of autoimmune conditions.

Abstract: A cardiac device comprises a transmitter (10) arranged to transmit at least one wave, a probe (12) arranged to measure a shear wave caused by a wave coming from the transmitter (10), a detector (14) arranged to detect a systole phase in an electrocardiographic signal, and an estimator (16) arranged to determine, during at least one cardiac cycle, the propagation speed of a plurality of shear waves caused by the transmission of waves in several directions towards the heart of a patient, to determine using the detector (14) that which has a maximum propagation speed during the systole phase, and to derive an active cardiac stress response therefrom (160).

Abstract: Blood vessel recognition and needle guidance systems, components, and methods thereof are disclosed. A console can be configured to instantiate a target recognition process for recognizing an anatomical target, such as a blood vessel, of a patient and a needle guidance process for guiding insertion of a needle into the anatomical target using ultrasound-imaging data received by the console. The system can perform target identification based on artificial intelligence (AI), which can be trained to recognize targets based on the ultrasound image. The ultrasound probe can be configured to provide to the console electrical signals corresponding to the ultrasound-imaging data. The ultrasound probe can include an array of transducers and, optionally, an array of magnetic sensors respectively configured to convert reflected ultrasound signals from the patient and magnetic signals from the needle, when magnetized, into the electrical signals.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes imaging systems configured to generate adaptive scanning protocols based on anatomical features and conditions identified during a prenatal scan of an object. Systems may include an ultrasound transducer configured to acquire echo signals responsive to ultrasound pulses transmitted toward a target region. Processors coupled with the transducer can generate an image frame from the echoes and provide the image frame to a first neural network. The first neural network may be configured to identify an anatomical feature in the image frame. An indication of the anatomical feature may be provided a second neural network. The second neural network may then determine an anatomical measurement to be obtained based, in part, on the feature identified. The processors may be further configured to cause an indicator of the anatomical measurement to be obtained to be displayed on a user interface.

Abstract: A method of aligning an imaging device in connection with robotic surgery includes causing a robot to position a reference target over a body of a patient; receiving image data from an imaging device; identifying, with an image processing algorithm, at least a first portion of an anatomical element in the image data; identifying, with a target detection algorithm, at least a first portion of a reference target in the image data; comparing a determined location of the imaging device, the reference target, and the anatomical element to yield a location determination and causing at least one of the robot to re-position the reference target or the imaging device to re-position.

Abstract: A method of obtaining high accuracy urination information is proposed. There may be provided the method of obtaining the urination information, wherein sound data is divided into a plurality of windows, segmented target data corresponding to respective windows is obtained from the sound data, segmented classification data classifying urination sections or non-urination sections and segmented urine flow rate data are obtained by using the obtained segmented target data, and urination data is obtained by using the obtained segmented classification data and the segmented urine flow rate data.

Abstract: An ultrasound system produces maps of acoustic attenuation coefficients from B mode image signals. A plurality of maps located in different parallel and elevationally separated planes (A, B, C, D, E) are produced, then compounded in the elevation direction. Confidence maps may also be produced for one or more attenuation coefficient maps, and the confidence map displayed or its measures used to determine weighting for the compounding process. The compounding of elevationally separate planes improves attenuation coefficient estimation in the presence of blood vessels affecting the estimates in one or more of the planes.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a virtual sonography team are described. An ultrasound system includes an ultrasound scanner that is configured to generate ultrasound data based on reflections of ultrasound signals transmitted by the ultrasound scanner and communicate the ultrasound data over a communication network to at least one display device and an archiver. An ultrasound machine is coupled to the ultrasound scanner and is configured to determine examination data for the ultrasound examination and communicate the examination data to the archiver over the communication network. The display device is configured to generate an ultrasound image based on the ultrasound data as part of an ultrasound examination and communicate the ultrasound image to the archiver for aggregation with the examination data into a patient record of the ultrasound examination.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for identifying an anomaly in a chest X-ray image in posteroanterior orientation based on neural networks, which comprises: receiving the image in a classification module with a plurality of convolutional neural networks, each trained to identify at least one specific graphic pattern associated with a pathology; obtaining, for each of the convolutional neural networks, a probability of detecting the specific graphic pattern; receiving in a fully connected neural network all the probabilities obtained; and determining whether the chest X-ray image contains an anomaly, based on the detection probabilities provided.

Abstract: A method for producing an image of a vessel with ultrasound includes administering a contrast agent particle into the vessel and delivering an ultrasound pulse having a first frequency range to the vessel. The method further includes detecting ultrasound energy scattered from the contrast agent particle at a second frequency range, converting the scattered ultrasound energy into an electronic radio frequency signal, and using an algorithm to determine a spatial location of the contrast agent particle based on extraction of a specific feature of the radio frequency signal. The method further includes generating an image by displaying a marker of the spatial location of the contrast agent particle with a resolution that is finer than a pulse length of the ultrasound pulse and repeating the steps for different contrast agent particles until sufficient markers have been accumulated to reconstruct a pattern of the vessel.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ultrasound system for accessing a vasculature of a patient. The ultrasound system is configured to depict an enhanced ultrasound image of a subcutaneous portion of the patient including an icon surrounding a target vessel depicted on the display. The icon indicates to a clinician the target vessel is within range of a percentage vessel occupancy or vessel purchase length depending on a size of cannula or angle of insertion. The icon can also indicate blood flow strength, vessel type, or vessel deformation. The enhanced image can further include cannula trajectory guidelines and visual alerts for the clinician if the cannula tip can potentially backwall the vessel. Additional icons can indicate obstructions disposed on the cannula trajectory.

Abstract: The following wires are connected to an actuator via a wire relay mechanism: the wire which acts to move a gas spring which restricts a movement of a parallel linkage which performs an up-down movement of the operation panel, the wire which acts to move a first lock pin which restricts a movement of a rotary pole which performs a first rotational movement of the operation panel, the wire which acts to move a second lock pin which restricts a movement of a mounting unit which performs a second rotational movement of the operation panel, and the wire which acts to move a third lock pin which restricts a movement of a slidable plate which performs a front-rear movement of the operation panel.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are ultrasound systems and methods for sustained spatial attention. For example, an ultrasound system can include a console and an ultrasound probe. A display of the console can be configured to display ultrasound images and one or more still or moving images of a procedural field. The ultrasound probe can include a camera integrated into the ultrasound probe for recording the one-or-more still or moving images of the procedural field with a depth of field including a distal end of a probe head and a field of view including a spatial region about the probe head. With the one-or-more still or moving images displayed along with the ultrasound images, a clinician need not switch his or her spatial attention between spatial regions such as the procedural field and the display quite as frequently as with existing ultrasound systems, thereby sustaining spatial attention in one or more spatial regions.

Abstract: A gaming platform including a programmable hand-held video gaming controller in electrical communication with an integrated foot-pedal gaming controller or an integrated mouthpiece gaming controller platform. The programmable hand-held video gaming controller including at least one game function activation area, each of the at least one game function activation areas operating a game function, each of the at least one game function activation areas further including a function control transfer switch.

Abstract: A localized evaluation network incorporates a discriminator acting as classifier, which may be included within a generative adversarial network (GAN). GAN may include a generative network such as U-NET for creating segmentations. The localized evaluation network is trained on image pairs including medical images of organs of interest and segmentation (mask) images. The network is trained to distinguish whether an image pair does or does not represent the ground truth. GAN examines interior layers of the discriminator and evaluates how much each localized image region contributes to the final classification. The discriminator may analyze regions of the image pair that contribute to a classification by analyzing layer weights of the machine learning model. Disclosed embodiments include a visual attribute, such as a heat map, that represents contributions of localized regions of a contour to an overall confidence score. These localized regions may be highlighted and reported for quality assurance review.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for dynamically adjusting user guidance based on a user's proficiency by tracking the same. In one example, a proficiency score for a user may be tracked over time and practice based on a pre-defined rubric for a given anatomical region and a given anatomical target within the anatomical region. During medical imaging, based on the proficiency score of the user, an amount of user guidance that is provided to the user may be adjusted. For example, user guidance may be automatically activated to guide the user during the imaging procedure when the proficiency score of the user is less than a threshold score.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to one or more rotatable elements and one or more stationary element such that the elements are arranged along a common axis of rotation co-linear with or substantially parallel to an optical path. The optical path is a portion of a sample arm of an interferometer. Further, the rotatable and stationary elements are configured to couple electrical signals and optical signals between a data collection probe and an interface unit or other component of an imaging system. In one embodiment, the data collection probe is a combination ultrasound and OCT probe. In one aspect, the invention relates to a rotary joint in which the optical fiber and a fiber optic rotary joint lie in the center of one or more conductive elements of an electrical rotary joint which are annularly disposed around one or both of the optical fiber and optical rotary joint.

Abstract: A system (e.g., an ultrasound imaging system) is provided. The system includes an ultrasound probe having a cable, and an ultrasound probe holder configured to receive the ultrasound probe. The system further includes a housing supported by a base. The housing includes a connector port and a cable manage passage. The cable manage passage positioned at an upper end of the housing distal to the base. The cable extending through the cable manage passage and is attached to the connector port. The ultrasound probe holder is coupled to a front side of the housing.

Abstract: An ultrasound system according to some embodiments may include an ultrasound transducer configured to transmit ultrasound pulses toward tissue and generate echo signals responsive to the ultrasound pulses, a channel memory configured to store the echo signals, a beamformer configured to generated beamformed signals responsive to the echo signals, a neural network configured to receive one or more samples of the echo signals or the beamformed signals and produce a first type of ultrasound imaging data, and a processor configured to generate a second type of ultrasound imaging data, wherein the one or more processors may be further configured to generate an ultrasound image based on the first type of ultrasound imaging data and the second type of ultrasound imaging data and to cause a display communicatively coupled therewith to display the ultrasound image.

Abstract: Techniques, systems, and devices are disclosed for synthetic aperture ultrasound imaging using spread-spectrum, wide instantaneous band, coherent, coded waveforms.

Abstract: An imaging system according to an embodiment may include an ultrasonic oscillation part configured to apply ultrasonic waves to a sample, an image acquisition part configured to acquire a plurality of images of the sample deformed by the ultrasonic waves, and a computation part configured to compute a deformation rate on the basis of a change in thickness of the sample from the plurality of images, in which the computation part computes an elastic modulus of the sample on the basis of intensity of the ultrasonic waves and the deformation rate of the sample.

Abstract: An interface unit (12) for connecting between an ultrasound sensing apparatus (14) and a patient monitor (18) for providing ultrasound monitoring functionality of one or more physiological or anatomical parameters based on processing of ultrasound data. The interface unit includes means for processing acquired ultrasound data to derive measurements of one or more physiological or anatomical parameters and is configured for outputting said derived measurements to a coupled patient monitor unit, e.g. for display and/or trending by the patient monitor.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe that performs transmission and reception of an ultrasonic wave to and from a subject, a head-mounted display having a camera unit configured to acquire a camera image obtained by imaging a field of view in front of a user and a display unit, a measurement spot decision unit that, in a case where subject information including at least one of a symptom or a disease of the subject is input, decides a measurement spot where the transmission and reception of the ultrasonic wave is desired, based on the spot subject information, and a navigation image generation unit that recognizes the subject from the camera image, generates a navigation image indicating a position of the measurement spot decided by the measurement spot decision unit with respect to the recognized subject, and displays the generated navigation image on the display unit of the head-mounted display.

Abstract: An ultrasound system and method are provided for detecting lesions and/or abnormalities in a heterogeneous medium. An array of ultrasound transducer elements configured to emit ultrasound signals and to receive backscattered ultrasound signals. A processor performs a lesion detection algorithm that processes the backscattered ultrasound signals to obtain an Inter-element Response Matrix (IRM), splits the IRM into a plurality of sub-IRMs corresponding to subsets of the ultrasound transducer elements, and then performs additional processing that includes performing a depression detection algorithm to identify one or more lesions and/or abnormalities.

Abstract: For a classification-dependent user interface in ultrasound imaging with an ultrasound scanner, the ultrasound scanner classifies a view represented in an image. The user interface changes according to the view, allowing one or a few user inputs to be used for different user options or behavior combinations appropriate for the classified anatomy. The context from imaging alters the behavior of a given user input element of the user interface.

Abstract: A co/counter propagating acousto-optic modulator is provided that creates a low-intensity focused ultrasound (FUS) wave on a laser beam in a medium such as water without any auxiliary mediators or special software/hardware. The main optical effect of the FUS is the controllable focusing of the laser beam through modification of the refractive index of the medium in a time-stable and dynamic fashion. The laser beam and the FUS wave are coaxially mixed and propagated through each other. The FUS pressure field highly amplifies the power density, highly amplifies the intensity, sharpens the diameter, and reduces the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the laser beam. The FUS pressure field keeps the laser beam's lensing power positive, with small fluctuations, as long as the ultrasound wave is coaxially propagated with the laser beam.

Abstract: Device for the treatment of tissue calcification, in particular aortic valve leaflets, characterized by the fact that it comprises a first ultrasound emission source that is adapted to provide ultrasound waves with MHz frequencies and a second ultrasound emission source that is adapted to provide ultrasound waves with KHZ frequencies, both MHz and KHz waves being used for the said treatment. The invention also includes a method for the treatment of tissue calcification that is characterized by the simultaneous use of ultrasound waves with MHz frequencies and ultrasound waves with KHz frequencies.

Abstract: This application provides an apparatus and method for detecting tab folds, and an image analyzer. The apparatus for detecting tab folds includes: a first image obtaining module, configured to obtain a first image of a first lateral face of tabs of a battery cell; a second image obtaining module, configured to obtain a second image of a second lateral face of the tabs, where the second lateral face is different from the first lateral face; and an image analyzer, configured to obtain, based on the first image, a first number of layers of the tabs corresponding to the first lateral face, and obtain, based on the second image, a second number of layers of the tabs corresponding to the second lateral face, and determine, based on at least one of the first number of layers or the second number of layers, whether the tabs are in a folded state.

Abstract: An ultrasound transceiver that overcomes many of the deficiencies of conventional ultrasound transceivers by providing the ability to transmit high power and high frequency arbitrary waveforms with low distortion and with the ability to monitor the transmit signals through the receiver during the transmit period, the transceiver circuit having a transducer element to emit an ultrasound signal and to receive a reflected ultrasound signal, a transformer circuit having a transformer with a secondary winding coupled to the transducer element and a primary winding, an H-Bridge transmit waveform circuit coupled to the primary winding of the transformer to generate a transmit waveform signal to the transducer element via the transformer, an FET clamp coupled to the secondary winding of the transformer, and a receiver circuit having an input coupled to the FET clamp.

Abstract: At least one embodiment of a method for scanning material using a dental ultrasonic imaging probe comprising an ultrasonic device configured for emitting ultrasound signals within at least two emitting cones and for receiving corresponding echoed ultrasound signals, the at least two emitting cones extending in different directions, the method comprising: receiving an item of information relating to a direction for emitting an ultrasound signal; selecting one of the received corresponding echoed ultrasound signals or the ultrasound signals to be emitted as a function of the received item of information.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for thermally conductive shock absorbers for medical imaging probes. An example medical imaging probe may have, at least, a transducer disposed underneath a contact surface of the medical imaging probe, with the transducer configured to transmit and receive signals based on a medical imaging technique; a support structure disposed underneath the transducer; and a thermally conductive shock absorber (TCSA) layer disposed between the transducer and the support structure, with the thermally conductive shock absorber (TCSA) layer is configured to facilitate both of thermal transfer in a direction from the contact surface into the support structure, and absorbing at least a portion of impact force applied to at least the contact surface. The support structure may include a heat sink.

Abstract: Provided is a method for displaying an ultrasonic image, the method comprising: acquiring data by transmitting ultrasound pulses to a subject and receiving echo signals reflected from the subject; detecting microcalcified tissues in the subject by analyzing the acquired data; and displaying an image representing the detected microcalcified tissues.

Abstract: Described herein are aspects of a microfluidic separation and assay system that can include a microfluidic contactless dielectrophoretic (cDEP) device, a microfluidic concentrator, and a microfluidic assay chamber. In some aspects, microfluidic separation and assay system can be included on a single microfluidic chip. Also described herein are methods of using the microfluidic separation and assay system described herein.

Abstract: Provided herein is an intra-aortic balloon catheter including a tube; and a sheath seal including an elastomeric housing having a proximal end, a distal end, a lumen arranged between the proximal end of the housing and the distal end of the housing, wherein the housing includes an impingement device, wherein the lumen is configured to slidably receive the tube therein and the impingement device is configured to engage the outer surface of the tube and apply a force thereto in order to prevent the tube from sliding relative to the sheath seal when the impingement device is in a first state.

Abstract: Described here are systems and methods for phase velocity imaging using an imaging system, such as an ultrasound system, an optical imaging system (e.g., an optical coherence tomography system), or a magnetic resonance imaging system. In general, systems and methods for constructing phase velocity images (e.g., 2D images, 3D images) from propagating mechanical wave motion data are described. The systems and methods described in the present disclosure operate in the frequency domain and can be implemented using a single frequency or a band of selected frequencies. If there are multiple mechanical wave sources within the field-of-view, directional filtering may be performed to separate mechanical waves propagating in different directions. The reconstructions described below can be performed for each of these directionally filtered components.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for automatically detecting scan planes of anatomical structures and providing guidance for obtaining target views during an imaging procedure. As one example, a method includes outputting to a user, instructions for navigating a medical imaging probe from a current scan position to a next scan position for obtaining a desired scan plane of a target anatomical structure based on received image data of the target anatomical structure and position data, the position data obtained from a position sensor on the probe, during receiving the image data.

Abstract: Disclosed techniques for image processing three-dimensional image data include: obtaining three-dimensional image data representing contiguous slices parallel to a plane, constructing training data from the image data by, for each of a plurality of angles: rotating the image data in the plane to produce rotated image data, blurring the rotated image data in a dimension parallel to the plane to produce low resolution rotated image data, and introducing aliasing into the low resolution rotated image data in the dimension parallel to the plane to produce aliased low resolution rotated image data, training an anti-aliasing neural network with the aliased low resolution image data and the low resolution image data, training a super-resolution neural network with the aliased low resolution image data and the rotated image data, and processing the image data using the trained anti-aliasing neural network and the trained super-resolution neural network to produce processed image data.

Abstract: The present invention is a method, system, and apparatus used to transmit information to an individual and or receiver who is not located at the actual ultrasound procedure that may monitor, communicate, and assist in the procedure in real time as well as provide protocols for specific procedures; wherein the ultrasound machine communicates to a receiver operational information such as but not limited to audio, visual, performance, and so forth; wherein the information may be received in real time to another party not located at the site of the procedure who may assist with the procedure, training, protocols, and so forth; and wherein the receiver may then transmit back to the ultrasound machine specific directions as well as communicate with the ultrasound operator.

Abstract: An automated three dimensional mapping and display system for a diagnostic ultrasound system is presented. According to the invention, ultrasound probe position registration is automated, the position of each pixel in the ultrasound image in reference to selected anatomical references is calculated, and specified information is stored on command. The system, during real time ultrasound scanning, enables the ultrasound probe position and orientation to be continuously displayed over a body or body part diagram, thereby facilitating scanning and images interpretation of stored information. The system can then record single or multiple ultrasound free hand two-dimensional (also “2D”) frames in a video sequence (clip) or cine loop wherein multiple 2D frames of one or more video sequences corresponding to a scanned volume can be reconstructed in three-dimensional (also “3D”) volume images corresponding to the scanned region, using known 3D reconstruction algorithms.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a handheld ultrasound scanning device is disclosed. One embodiment of the handheld ultrasound scanning device comprises a housing configured for handheld use, an ultrasound assembly at least partially disposed within the housing and configured obtain ultrasound data, a display unit at least partially disposed within the housing and comprising a display, and a processor disposed within the housing, wherein the processor is in communication with the ultrasound assembly and the display unit. The processor operable to receive a selection of an anatomical structure to be scanned with the ultrasound assembly, receive ultrasound data from the ultrasound assembly, determine whether the received ultrasound data includes data representative of the anatomical structure, and output an indication to the display unit in response to the determining.