Abstract: The present disclosure directs to a system and method for image processing. The method for image processing comprises acquiring a plurality of original computed tomography (CT) images of a spine of a subject; generating CT value images of the spine of the subject by processing the plurality of original CT images. The method further includes identifying an optimal sagittal image in which a centerline of the spine is located based on the CT value images. The method further includes identifying the centerline of the spine within the optimal sagittal image. The method further includes identifying a center point and a direction of at least one intervertebral disc along the centerline of the spine. The method still further includes reconstructing an image of the at least one intervertebral disc based on the center point and the direction of the at least one intervertebral disc.

Abstract: A system may include an ultrasound probe and a controller unit configured to communicate with the ultrasound probe. The controller unit may be further configured to select an aiming mode for the ultrasound probe; select a first aiming mode plane, scanning mode, or imaging mode; select at least one additional aiming mode plane, scanning mode, or imaging mode; toggle between obtaining and displaying ultrasound images associated with the first aiming mode plane, scanning mode, or imaging mode and obtaining and displaying ultrasound images associated with the at least one additional aiming mode plane, scanning mode, or imaging mode; receive a selection of a three-dimensional (3D) scan mode; and perform a 3D scan using the ultrasound probe, in response to receiving the selection of the 3D scan mode.

Abstract: A method for measuring parameters in an ultrasonic image, comprising: acquiring an ultrasonic image, the image comprising a target tissue; an ultrasound probe obtaining an ultrasonic image by means of receiving an ultrasound signal from the target tissue; displaying the ultrasonic image; obtaining a measurement instruction on the basis of the ultrasonic image; calculating a related measurement item of the target tissue according to the measurement instruction and obtaining a calculation result; and outputting the calculation result. Further provided is a system for measuring parameters in an ultrasonic image. The method and system solve the problem wherein ultrasonic image measurement operations are inconvenient.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic biometric imaging system comprising: a cover structure having a touch surface; a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged at a periphery of the touch surface; a plurality of mixed-signal integrated circuits configured to: AD-convert a received analog echo-signal to form a digital echo signal for each active ultrasonic transducer in the subset of ultrasonic transducers; perform local beamforming by introducing a first controllable delay to each digital echo signal to form a plurality of delayed echo signals; and sum the delayed echo signals to form an intermediate signal. The biometric imaging system further comprises a host processor connected to each of the plurality of mixed-signal integrated-circuits and configured to: receive intermediate signals from the of mixed-signal integrated-circuits; perform global beamforming by introducing a second controllable delay to each intermediate signal; and sum the delayed intermediate signals to form a final echo signal.

Abstract: A system including: a table assembly for supporting a subject in one or more examination positions; a table support assembly for supporting the table assembly, wherein the table support assembly includes: one or more moving mechanisms controlled to move the table assembly relative to a reference point along one or more axes, and to rotate the table assembly around the one or more axes; and a probe support assembly comprising: a grip for holding a probe; and an arrangement of a plurality of arms and joints controlled to movably support the probe that is held by the grip, wherein the probe support assembly is removably arranged at a predetermined position and orientation relative to the table support assembly to permit movement of the table support assembly and the probe support assembly for reproduction of a position and orientation of the probe relative to the subject supported by the table assembly.

Abstract: A method is provided for generating an ultrasound image of an anatomical region having a volume. First image low resolution image data is enhanced by adapting a 3D anatomical model to the image data to generate a second, greater, quantity of ultrasound image data in respect of the anatomical region. The enhanced volumetric information is then displayed. An anatomical model is thus used to complete partial image data thereby increasing the image resolution, so that a high resolution volumetric image can be displayed with a reduced image capture time.

Abstract: The current disclosure provides for mapping ultrasound images to resolution mapped ultrasound images using generative neural networks, while maintaining clinical quality of the resolution mapped ultrasound image, thereby enabling a clinician to evaluate ultrasound images in a preferred resolution without loss of clinically relevant content.

Abstract: An interventional device includes an elongate shaft (101) with a longitudinal axis (A-A?), and an ultrasound detector (102). The ultrasound detector (102) comprises a PVDF homopolymer foil strip (103). The foil strip (103) is wrapped around the longitudinal axis (A-A?) of the elongate shaft (101) to provide a band having an axial length (L) along the longitudinal axis (A-A?). The axial length (L) is in the range 80-120 microns.

Abstract: In an X-ray imaging apparatus, an image processor is configured to generate a super-resolved image having higher resolution in an X direction than a first fluoroscopic X-ray image and a second fluoroscopic X-ray image by dividing, in the X direction, a pixel value of a first pixel in the first fluoroscopic X-ray image based on pixel values of two pixels in the second fluoroscopic X-ray image that overlap the first pixel when the first fluoroscopic X-ray image and the second fluoroscopic X-ray image are shifted in the X direction by an amount corresponding to a movement amount (of an X-ray detection position) and displayed in an overlapping manner.

Abstract: A surgical navigation system comprising a signal receiver communicatively coupled to a primary processor, the primary processor programmed to utilize a sequential Monte Carlo algorithm to calculate changes in three dimensional position of an inertial measurement unit mounted to a surgical tool, the processor communicatively coupled to a first memory storing tool data unique to each of a plurality of surgical tools, and a second memory storing a model data sufficient to construct a three dimensional model of an anatomical feature, the primary processor communicatively coupled to a display providing visual feedback regarding the three dimensional position of the surgical tool with respect to the anatomical feature.

Abstract: Embodiments discussed herein facilitate determination of whether lesions are benign or malignant. One example embodiment is a method, comprising: accessing medical imaging scan(s) that are each associated with distinct angle(s) and each comprise a segmented region of interest (ROI) of that medical imaging scan comprising a lesion associated with a first region and a second region; providing the first region(s) of the medical imaging scan(s) to trained first deep learning (DL) model(s) of an ensemble and the second region(s) of the medical imaging scan(s) to trained second DL model(s) of the ensemble; and receiving, from the ensemble of DL models, an indication of whether the lesion is a benign architectural distortion (AD) or a malignant AD.

Abstract: Methods for reducing electromagnetic interference arising from use of multiple ultrasound transducers in an array, particularly inside a human body that is inside a magnetic resonance imaging device. Electrical signals driving the transducers are offset in phase with respect to one another so as to achieve maximum offset of electrical and magnetic fields arising from such signals and transducers. Phase offsets are dynamically adjusted to respond to changes in driving amplitudes and frequencies so as to maintain optimal reduction of electromagnetic interference.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging device includes a plurality of ultrasound transducers arranged in an array of rows and columns. Each of the transducers has a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrodes of the transducers of a same row are interconnected and the second electrodes of the transducers of a same column are interconnected.

Abstract: A system and method for transposing markers added to a first ultrasound imaging mode dataset to a second ultrasound imaging mode dataset is provided. The method includes acquiring a first ultrasound image dataset according to a first mode. The method includes processing the first ultrasound image dataset according to the first mode to generate a first mode image. The method includes causing a display system to present the first mode image. The method includes adding at least one marker to the first mode image in response to a user input. The method includes receiving a selection to switch to a second mode. The method includes causing the display system to present a second mode image having the at least one marker added to the first mode image.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for individually analyzing a plurality of subregions within an ultrasound image for acoustic shadowing. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring ultrasound data along a plurality of receive lines, generating an ultrasound image based on the ultrasound data, dividing the ultrasound image into a plurality of subregions, and individually analyzing each of the plurality of subregions for acoustic shadowing. The method includes detecting acoustic shadowing in one or more of the plurality of subregions, displaying the ultrasound image, and graphically indicating the one or more of the plurality of subregions in which the acoustic shadowing was detected on the ultrasound image while the ultrasound image is displayed on a display device.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a system that determines hemodynamic parameters of a patient. The system may include a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) probe including an ultrasound transducer comprising a matrix array of piezoelectric elements, the transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) probe configured to obtain a plurality of clinically relevant views of the patient's heart from a single position. The system may include one or more processors, operatively connected to the TEE probe. The one or more processors are configured by machine-readable instructions to control the TEE probe by electronically steering an ultrasound beam provided by the ultrasound transducer to obtain the plurality of clinically relevant views of the patient's heart; receive the plurality of clinically relevant views of the patient's heart provided by the TEE probe; and determine one or more physiological parameters of the patient's heart based on the received plurality of clinically relevant views of the patient's heart.

Abstract: A method for display-brightness adjustment and related products is for an electronic device. The electronic device includes a screen and a distributed processing unit (DPU), the DPU includes hardware of N layers and a layer mix, and the hardware of N layers includes hardware of a first layer and hardware of M second layer, N being an integer greater than 1, M<N, and each of the hardware of N layers being coupled with the layer mix. The method includes the following. Backlight brightness of the screen is set to a first threshold in response to detecting an adjustment instruction for the backlight brightness of the screen. The first layer is modified to decrease brightness of the first layer. A third layer is obtained by superimposing a modified first layer and multiple second layer. Display the third layer on the screen.

Abstract: Methods and system are described for multi-modal, multi-parametric, non-invasive, and real-time assessment of cervical tissue through a multi-modal probe device for use within a vaginal canal and an associated imaging system to assess a risk of preterm delivery of an expectant mother. The multi-modal system may include ultrasound (US) imaging, viscoelastic (VE) imaging, and/or photoacoustic (PA) imaging of the cervical issue to determine cervical biomarker information indicative of parameters including, but not limited to, a collagen to water ratio such that a more water dominant ratio is indicative of a risk of preterm delivery.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical diagnostic apparatus includes processing circuitry and display circuitry. The processing circuitry estimates a position of a structure in a subject based on data obtained by scanning with respect to the subject and analyzes tissue characterization in the subject. The display circuitry displays an analysis result of the tissue characterization obtained by the processing circuitry with respect to a plurality of positions in the subject except for the estimated structure position.

Abstract: Technologies and techniques for processing a user interface (UI) associated with a multi-nodal workflow in a medical software application. A processor-based workflow logic module processes a medical software application to determine branches of the workflow, wherein each of the branches include one or more nodes configured to receive a data input and provide a corresponding data output for the medical software application during execution. Serialization is executed on at least some of the branches to determine dependencies among at least some of the nodes in the branches. Progress of the workflow is monitored during execution of the medical software application, and used to execute UI applications and/or provide feedback data associated with the monitored progress.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging apparatus includes a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to: generating first frequency spectrum data and second frequency spectrum data with regard to a first ultrasound signal and a second ultrasound signal, respectively; generating first ultrasound image data based on the first ultrasound signal; generating second ultrasound image data based on the second ultrasound signal; estimating a displacement amount including at least one of a positional change amount and a rotation angle of a subject depicted in the first ultrasound image data with respect to the subject depicted in the second ultrasound image data; correcting the first frequency spectrum data in accordance with the estimated displacement amount; calculating differential feature data by using the corrected first frequency spectrum data and the second frequency spectrum data; and generating analysis image data to which color information corresponding to the differential feature data is applied.

Abstract: The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, ultrasound image generation apparatus and method transmit ultrasound waves to a subject into which a puncture tool is inserted, receive reflected waves reflected from the subject and the puncture tool, and generate echo signals of time-sequential frames based on the received reflected waves, and generate an ultrasound image of the subject based on the generated echo signals. These apparatus and method generate a differential echo signal between time-sequential frames from the echo signals, perform a tip detection process based on the differential echo signal to thereby detect at least one tip candidate including a tip end of the puncture tool, highlight a tip candidate of the puncture tool detected to thereby generate a tip image, and display the tip image of the highlighted puncture tool so as to be superimposed on the generated ultrasound image.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to intravascular imaging system and particularly to processing in multimodal systems. The invention provides an imaging system that splits incoming image data into two signals and performs the same processing step on each of the split signals. The system can then send the two signals down two processing pathways. Methods include receiving an analog image signal, transmitting the received signal to a processing system, splitting the signal to produce a first image signal and a second image signal, and performing a processing operation on the first image signal and the second image signal. The first and second signal include substantially the same information as one another.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present application is an ultrasound contrast enhanced imaging method, comprising: transmitting unfocused waves in a plurality of angles to a target region containing microbubbles; receiving echo signals of the unfocused waves; selecting echo signals corresponding to at least some of the plurality of angles from the echo signals; generating contrast enhanced image according to the selected echo signals, performing color-coding on the contrast enhanced image, and displaying same. Also disclosed in the present application is an ultrasound imaging system.

Abstract: A method may include generating a series of two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound images of the tissue volume associated with a plurality of positions along a scanning direction of the tissue volume; estimating, for each pair of consecutive 2D ultrasound images of the series of 2D ultrasound images, a distance between the positions associated with the pair of consecutive 2D ultrasound images based on a classification of a difference image generated from the pair of consecutive 2D ultrasound images using a deep neural network to produce a plurality of estimated distances associated with the plurality of pairs of consecutive 2D ultrasound images, respectively; modifying the number of 2D ultrasound images in the series of 2D ultrasound images based on the plurality of estimated distances to produce a modified series of 2D ultrasound images; and rendering the 3D ultrasound image of the tissue volume based on the modified series of 2D ultrasound images.

Abstract: For ultrasound imaging with an ultrasound scanner, fat fraction of the tissue is measured. The fat fraction may be measured without access to channel data, such as from beamformed data. The speed of sound varies with the fat fraction of tissue, so the fat fraction is used to set the speed of sound in beamforming. Imaging the tissue using the fat fraction-based optimization for speed of sound may provide better images than imaging with an assumed speed.

Abstract: There is provided a 3D image generation method and apparatus. A 3D image generation method according to an embodiment includes outputting a signal to an object from at least one point, receiving the signal reflected by the object at one or more points, and generating a 3D image of the object based on a temporal feature and a spectral feature of the signal reflected by the object.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe, a reference image holding unit that holds an ultrasound image acquired by fixing the position of the ultrasound probe as a reference image, a movement vector calculation unit that calculates a movement vector between two ultrasound images, a movement vector integration unit that integrates the movement vectors from the time when the reference image is held until the current time, a deformed image generation unit that generates a deformed image in which the reference image is moved and changed on the basis of an integration result, a tomographic plane determination unit that compares the deformed image with the current ultrasound image, to determine whether or not tomographic planes of the reference image and the current ultrasound image are the same as each other, and a determination result notification unit that notifies a user of a determination result.

Abstract: For quantification of blood flow by an ultrasound system, B-mode images generated with a multi-transmit, coherent image formation produce swirling or other speckle patterns in the blood regions. These patterns, as represented in specially formed B-mode images, are tracked over time to indicate two or three-dimensional velocity vectors of the blood at a B-mode resolution. Various visualizations may be provided at the same resolution, including the velocity flow field, flow direction, vorticity, vortex size, vortex shape, and/or divergence.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining the presence of target-bound microbubbles in the context of ultrasound molecular imaging is taught. This method, referred to herein as dynamic scaling ultrasound molecular imaging, relies upon the time-varying behavior contrast agents within a region expressing a molecular imaging target and that within a reference region. Ultrasound contrast agents compositions that enable use of the method are also taught. The method is useful for the use of ultrasound molecular imaging in diagnosing and monitoring treatment.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system and method includes acquiring low-resolution volume data with an ultrasound probe during the process of acquiring high-resolution slice data of a plane with the ultrasound probe. The ultrasound imaging system and method includes displaying an ultrasound image on a display device based on the high-resolution slice data, generating a low-resolution volume based on the low-resolution volume data, and implementing, with a processor, a neural network to calculate guidance information based on the low-resolution volume. The ultrasound imaging system and method includes automatically performing an action with the processor based on the guidance information.

Abstract: A control unit cyclically sets a first transmission/reception condition for a close range and a second transmission/reception condition for a long range. A synthesizing unit generates an added frame sequence and an edge-enhanced frame sequence from a reception frame sequence, and generates a synthesized frame sequence from the added frame sequence and the edge-enhanced frame sequence. The first transmission/reception condition includes a first transmission frequency and a first transmission depth of focus. The second transmission/reception condition includes a second transmission frequency that is lower than the first transmission frequency and a second transmission depth of focus that is greater than the first transmission depth of focus.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining steering data of the vehicle from one or more steering sensors, determining whether the vehicle is operating in one of a turning state and a non-turning state based on the steering data, performing a localization routine based on a first echo set of the 3D data points from among the plurality of 3D data points when the vehicle is operating in the turning state, and performing the localization routine based on a second echo set of the 3D data points from among the plurality of 3D data points when the vehicle is operating in the non-turning state, where a number of the plurality of 3D data points of the first echo set is greater than a number of the plurality of 3D data points of the second echo set.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ultrasound probe, an ultrasound imaging apparatus, and a control method thereof that can efficiently and quickly determine whether a disinfectant remains in an ultrasound probe or whether the ultrasound is operating normally without changing the structure of an ultrasound imaging device. The ultrasound imaging apparatus of an embodiment includes: a display provided on the main body; a main body including at least one slot connected to the connector; and a controller configured to output a warning message to the display when the connector and the slot are connected and the current flowing from the ultrasound probe is out of a predetermined reference range, and the controller is composed of at least one processor included in the main body.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus (1) includes a transmission and reception circuit (5) that causes a transducer array (2) to transmit an ultrasound beam toward the subject, and processes a reception signal output from the transducer array that has received an ultrasound echo from the subject to generate a sound ray signal; an image generation unit (6) that generates an ultrasound image on the basis of the generated sound ray signal; an image analysis unit (9) that detects the blood vessel and the insertion object by analyzing the generated ultrasound image; and a device control unit (13) that controls the transmission and reception circuit (5) such that a frame rate at which the ultrasound image is generated is adjusted, on the basis of a relative positional relationship between the detected blood vessel and the detected insertion object.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system includes a probe and a console. The probe includes an elongate shaft with a long axis, a transducer array disposed the shaft along the long axis and configured to generate signals indicative of received echoes, and a motor with a position sensor configured to rotate the shaft within a predetermined arc. The console includes a beamformer configured to process the signals from the transducer array and generate at least a volume of data for each sweep of the transducer array along the arc. The console further includes a display configured to display the volume of data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous intravenous needle insertion are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a system for autonomous intravenous insertion include a robot arm, one or more sensors pivotally attached to the robot arm for gathering information about potential insertion sites in a subject arm, a medical device pivotally attached to the robot arm, and a controller in communication with the sensors and the robot arm, wherein the controller receives the information from the sensors about potential insertion sites, and the controller selects a target insertion site and directs the robot arm to insert the medical device into the target insertion site.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing ultrasound imaging. Ultrasound information of a subject region in response to ultrasound pulses transmitted toward the subject region can be gathered. The ultrasound information can include reflectivity information and complementary information to the reflectivity information of the subject region in response to the ultrasound pulses. One or more ultrasound images of at least a portion of the subject region can be formed from the reflectivity information. Further, the one or more ultrasound images can be modified based on the complementary information to the reflectivity information to generate one or more enhanced ultrasound images from the one or more ultrasound images.

Abstract: Systems and methods for producing ultrasound images are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, ultrasound image data are acquired in discrete time increments at one or more positions relative to a subject. Control points are added by a user for two or more image frames and a processor interpolates the location of the control points for image frames obtained at in-between times.

Abstract: An ultrasound signal processing device performs transmission events by an ultrasound probe having transducer elements, generates a sub-frame acoustic line signal for each transmission event based on reflected ultrasound, and synthesizes sub-frame acoustic line signals to generate a frame acoustic line signal. A transmitter causes the ultrasound probe to transmit ultrasound beams to an ultrasound main irradiation area. A receiver generates receive signals for the transducer elements. A delay-and-sum calculator sets a target area in the ultrasound main irradiation area, and performs delay-and-sum calculation with respect to the receive signals from measurement points in the target area to generate a sub-frame acoustic line signal. The target area has, in a depth range shallower than a focal point, a width in the transducer element array direction that decreases as the depth decreases. A synthesizer synthesizes sub-frame acoustic line signals.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling an array of piezoelectric transducers (11, 12, 13). Respective driving signals (Vn) are applied to the transducers. The driving signals (Vn) comprise an alternating component (A) oscillating at one or more driving frequencies to cause corresponding vibrations in the transducers for generating acoustic waves (Wn). One or more of the driving signals (Vn) are offset by a respective bias voltage (Bn). The bias voltage (Bn) is controlled to reduce a difference in resonance frequencies between the transducers. To eliminate any remaining difference, the alternating component (A) to at least a subset of the transducers (11,12) is periodically reset. In this way the phases of the resulting acoustic waves (W1,W2) can be synchronized.

Abstract: A method for evaluating a movement state of a heart is provided and includes: obtaining a plurality of consecutive heart ultrasound images corresponding to a heart and accordingly estimating a plurality of left ventricular volumes corresponding to the heart ultrasound images; finding a plurality of specific extremums in the left ventricular volumes and accordingly estimating a plurality of time differences among the specific extremums; estimating a statistical characteristic value of the time differences based on the time differences; and determining that an abnormal movement state of the heart occurs in response to determining that at least one of the time differences deviates from the statistical characteristic value up to a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: An ultrasound system has user selectable tissue specific presets by which a user can condition the ultrasound system to be optimized for specific types of diagnostic exams. After an exam type has been selected and the exam commenced, a user manipulates imaging and workflow controls to better visualize the target anatomy. The user has the choice of setting up the system so that imaging and workflow settings are maintained when the tissue specific presets are changed, or to reset the imaging and workflow settings to default values upon a change of the tissue specific presets.

Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging method and an ultrasonic imaging system are provided herein. The ultrasonic imaging system includes: a scanning assembly having an ultrasonic transducer to send ultrasonic signals to a tissue to be scanned and acquire a plurality of ultrasonic echo signals at a plurality of positions; a processor to receive the plurality of ultrasonic echo signals acquired at the plurality of positions, and generate an ultrasonic image corresponding to each of the plurality of positions; a display to display the ultrasonic images; and a user input unit to select the ultrasonic image corresponding to any specific position and send an input signal that is configured to control movement of the ultrasonic transducer, driven by a driving device, to the specific position. Also provided in the present invention is an ultrasonic imaging method using the system.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to perform a speckle noise reducing process on each of a plurality of images that were acquired by using an ultrasound wave and are in a time series. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate an index value indicating fluttering of image signal intensities in each of multiple positions within a region of interest, on the basis of the plurality of images resulting from the speckle noise reducing process.

Abstract: An ultrasound probe is tested for failure of 5 elements of its array transducer by operating the probe with its lens in contact with the air. The echo signals produced during this mode of operation are beamformed into the usual set of scanlines produced by the probe. The frequency response of 10 each scanline is analyzed and compared with a reference signal of the frequency response of the corresponding scanline of a known good probe of the same type as the probe under test. If a comparison reveals a variance greater than a predetermined 15 deviation, the user is alerted that the probe should be replaced.

Abstract: A filter circuit for an imaging device including a probe configured to propagate an ultrasonic wave through an object includes a diode bridge configured to receive, from a transducer of the probe, a composite signal that includes a test signal and a reflected signal. The reflected signal corresponds to reflected waves sensed by the transducer in response to the ultrasonic wave propagated through the object. The diode bridge is further configured to block the test signal from the composite signal and pass the reflected signal. The filter circuit further includes an output node configured to output the reflected signal and a first node and a second node that connect the diode bridge to a bias voltage. The bias voltage causes a bias current to flow from the first node to the second node through the diode bridge.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system produces spatially compounded trapezoidal sector images by combining component frames acquired from different look directions. A virtual apex scan format is used such that each scanline of a component frame emanates from a different point on the face of an array transducer and is steered at a different scanning angle. For different component frames the scanlines are steered at respectively different angles. In an illustrated example, the scanlines of each component frame are incremented by five degrees relative to the corresponding scanlines in a reference component frame. When the component frames are combined for spatial compounding, the maximum number of component frames are combined over virtually the entire image field.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved ultrasonic testing are provided. An ultrasonic testing system can include an ultrasonic probe and an ultrasonic controller in electrical communication with the ultrasonic probe. The ultrasonic probe can include a plurality of ultrasonic transducers. The ultrasonic controller can be configured to generate one or more driving signals operative to cause the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to generate respective ultrasonic waves. A combination of the ultrasonic waves can form an ultrasonic waveform having one or more characteristics specified by the one or more driving signals. The ultrasonic controller can be further configured to change the one or more driving signals to adjust at least one characteristic of the ultrasonic waveform.

Abstract: A method for automatic identification of a measurement item is provided. The method comprises acquiring, via an image acquisition module, gray values of pixels of a specified section image corresponding to ultrasonic echoes generated by reflection of ultrasound waves by a tissue under examination; identifying, via an identification module, at least one measurement item corresponding to the specified section image based on the gray values of the pixels; and measuring, via a measuring module, a measurement item parameter of the specified section image based on the measurement item identified. Because the measurement item of a specified section image can be automatically identified based on the content thereof, the user does not need to move a trackball to select measurement items, and therefore efficiency is increased.