Abstract: Systems and methods for post processing cardiac magnetic resonance images are described that utilize a machine-learning algorithm. Embodiments of the systems and methods maximize physician and technologist efficiency by minimizing the necessary manual labor that is required to post-process medical images through smart-automation, thereby improving consistency and reproducibility of post-processing results by minimizing operator bias.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe; region-of-interest setting means for setting the depth position of a region of interest in a subject; reflection point setting means for setting a plurality of points in a region, which is deeper than the depth position of the region of interest, as reflection points of ultrasound waves transmitted from the ultrasound probe; and sound speed value deriving means for deriving a sound speed value in a region between each of the plurality of reflection points and the ultrasound probe, for each of the plurality of reflection points, based on a reception signal generated when the ultrasound probe receives an ultrasound wave reflected at each of the plurality of reflection points.

Abstract: A method for verifying a spatial registration of an anatomical region is provided. The method may track a spatial pose of at least one checkpoint defined within the anatomical region, track a spatial pose of a probe tip in proximity to the anatomical region at the checkpoint, map a spatial proximity between the probe tip and the anatomical region onto a visual representation of the anatomical region based on the tracked spatial poses, quantify a deviation between the mapped spatial proximity and an actual spatial proximity in response to a verification request where the verification request is initiated by a user and indicative of the actual spatial proximity between the probe tip and the anatomical region, and generate a graphical index indicative of a degree of accuracy of the spatial registration of the anatomical region based on the quantified deviation.

Abstract: A system for identifying an attribute of an implanted medical device, such as an access port. In one embodiment, the identification system comprises a marker included with the implanted medical device, the marker relating to an attribute of the implanted medical device. An external detection device is also included, comprising a signal source that emits an incident electromagnetic signal for impingement on the marker of the implanted medical device, a detector that detects a return signal from the marker resulting from impingement of the incident electromagnetic signal, and a user interface for conveying information relating to the attribute based on detection of the return signal. In the case of an implantable access port, for instance, the described system enables information, such as the ability of the port to withstand power injection of fluids therethrough, to be ascertained even after the port has been subcutaneously implanted within the patient.

Abstract: The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus acquires an ultrasound image for examining an inspection object using an ultrasonic beam, and includes a sound velocity determiner configured to determine a sound velocity in the inspection object, and a sound velocity searching range setting section configured to set a range in which a sound velocity is searched by the sound velocity determiner. The sound velocity searching range setting section sets a sound velocity searching range using a sound velocity calculated in a predetermined range with respect to at least one of space and time.

Abstract: An ultrasound simulation method for rendering an ultrasound image of an anatomy model, comprises acquiring, with at least one model sensor, a position and/or orientation of the model; acquiring, with at least one probe replicate sensor, a position and/or orientation of an ultrasound imaging probe replicate, the ultrasound imaging probe replicate interacting with low friction with at least one anatomy model surface, the model surface being deformed by the pressure of the ultrasound imaging probe replicate; aligning a VR/AR model to the tracked position and orientation of the anatomy model and the ultrasound imaging probe replicate; interpolating a 2D ultrasound slice by sampling through a standard reconstructed 3D ultrasound volume, as a function of the tracked position and orientation of the anatomy model and the ultrasound imaging probe replicate.

Abstract: Ultrasound systems and methods provide a workflow to automatically identify a fetal heartbeat. A region of interest (ROI) is identified in an ultrasound image and an ROI icon is positioned around or over a fetal pole and/or fetal heart. The ultrasound system produces spatially different M-mode lines associated with the ROI icon. The ultrasound system can identify a fetal heartbeat and estimate the fetal heart rate from echo signals received from echo signals associated with at least one of the spatially different M-mode lines. The echo signals for the M-mode lines can also be ranked according to the likely presence of a fetal heartbeat in the echo data.

Abstract: A method for transcostal ultrasound treatment of tissues includes determining rib locations, e.g., based on ultrasound reflections off the ribs or acoustic radiation force signals, and transcostally focusing ultrasound into the tissue while minimizing damage to the ribs.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system for shear wave measurement transmits push pulses in the form of a sheet of energy. The sheet of energy produces a shear wavefront which is a plane wave, which does not suffer from the 1/R radial dissipation of push pulse force as does a conventional push pulse generated along a single push pulse vector. The sheet of energy can be planar, curved, or in some other two or three dimensional shape. A curved sheet of energy can produce a shear wave source which focuses into a thin line, which increases the resolution and sensitivity of the measuring techniques used to detect the shear wave effect.

Abstract: The present invention provides an embodiment of an electronic device, including: an ultrasonic transmitting transducer, arranged to transmit a first ultrasonic signal, at a first time point, to an object to be tested at a first time point, wherein the first ultrasonic signal is reflected by the object to be tested to serve as a second ultrasonic signal; first, second and third ultrasonic receiving transducers, arranged to receive the second ultrasonic signal; and a processor, arranged to use Short-Time Fourier Transform to calculate a second time point, a third time point, and a fourth time point at which the first, second and third ultrasonic receiving transducers receive the second ultrasonic signal, and arranged to calculate the relative positions of the object to be tested and the ultrasonic transmitting transducer according to the second time point, the third time point, and the fourth time point.

Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus including: a data acquisition unit configured to acquire volume data for a head of an object; an image processor configured to detect a mid-sagittal plane (MSP) from the volume data, generate an MSP image corresponding to the MSP, detect at least one measurement plane based on the MSP, and generate at least one measurement plane image corresponding to the at least one measurement plane; and a display configured to display the MSP image and the at least one measurement plane image on a single screen.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus uses signals obtained by a plurality of reception units that receive an acoustic wave propagating from a point of interest to acquire object information at the point of interest. The apparatus includes a speed-of-sound acquisition unit that acquires information representing speed of sound on a propagation path of the acoustic wave, a correction unit that acquires a correction amount for the information representing speed of sound and corrects the information representing speed of sound using the correction amount, and an information acquisition unit that determines a propagation time of the acoustic wave by linearly approximating propagation paths from the point of interest to the reception units based on the corrected information and acquires the object information at the point of interest based on the signals and the propagation time.

Abstract: The present approach relates, in some aspects, to a multi-level and a multi-channel frame work for segmentation using model-based or “shallow” classification (i.e. learning processes such as linear regression, clustering, support vector machines, and so forth) followed by deep learning. This framework starts with a very low resolution version of the multi-channel data and constructs an shallow classifier with simple features to generate a coarser level tissue mask that in turn is used to crop patches from the high-resolution volume. The cropped volume is then processed using the trained convolution network to perform a deep learning based segmentation within the slices.

Abstract: In an image analyzing apparatus, a controller in a first analyzing process performs: sequentially identifying line pixel groups from a first side in a first direction; and determining whether a first-type pixel not contiguous to a first subject group constituted by at least one first-type pixel contiguous to each other in a second direction is present in a first region surrounding the first subject group, using first relevant information relating to each line pixel group located on the first side. In a second analyzing process, the controller performs: sequentially identifying the line pixel groups from a second side in the first direction; and determining whether the first-type pixel not contiguous to the first subject group is present in a second region surrounding the first subject group, using second relevant information relating to each line pixel group located on a second side.

Abstract: A probe irradiates an ultrasound wave to an object to induce a shear wave and first elasticity information is obtained according to a first calculating scheme. An internal region of interest of the object is set based on shear modulus values included in the first elasticity information. Second elasticity information is obtained based on the shear wave induced to the internal region of interest, according to a second calculating scheme. Accurate elasticity information is acquired by using the first and second elasticity information to obtain third elasticity information from which an elastography image is generated for display to a user.

Abstract: An ultrasound system for planning a surgical implantation of a prosthetic aortic valve produces three dimensional images of the aortic root region of a patient. An electronic model of an aortic root is accessed and fitted to the aortic root in a three dimensional ultrasound image. Preferably the aortic root model exhibits closed contour cross-sections which are fitted to the endothelial lining of the aortic root in the ultrasound image. A medial axis of the fitted model is identified and radii measured from the medical axis to the border of the fitted model. The radii are joined to identify a surface forming a mesh model fitted to the aortic root anatomy of the patient. The shape and dimensions of the fitted model may be used to fabricate a custom prosthetic valve for aortic valve replacement.

Abstract: A method for pseudo coloring of a digital single-channel image is disclosed. The method comprises acquiring a single-channel image having an intensity distribution, forming a first channel of a multi-channel image by performing a first histogram equalization of the intensity distribution, forming a second channel of the multi-channel image by performing a second, different, histogram equalization of the intensity distribution, wherein the first channel and the second channel of the multi-channel image represent different components of a color model. An arrangement for providing a pseudo coloring of a digital single-channel image is also disclosed, and a monitoring thermal camera system comprising such an arrangement.

Abstract: Provided is a method of measuring an ultrasound image in an ultrasound apparatus. The method includes: displaying an ultrasound image on a screen; receiving a first user input of selecting at least one coordinate on the ultrasound image; determining a first measurement tool corresponding to the first user input based on a type of the first user input; and acquiring measurement information on the ultrasound image by using the determined first measurement tool.

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: An image analyzing apparatus includes a controller. In a first analyzing process, the controller performs: sequentially identifying line pixel groups from a first side toward a second side in a first direction; when identifying an m1th line pixel group, creating m1th first distance information corresponding to the m1th line pixel group based on m1?1th pixel information corresponding to an m1?1th line pixel group and on m1?1th first distance information corresponding to the m1?1th line pixel group; and when the m1th line pixel group contains a first subject group constituted by at least one first-type pixel contiguous to each other in the second direction each as the first-type pixel, determining, based on the created m1th first distance information, whether the first-type pixel not contiguous to the first subject group is present in a first region surrounding the first subject group.

Abstract: An information providing method which is implementable by using an ultrasound apparatus includes obtaining ultrasound image data which relates to an object; displaying, on a first area of a screen, a gain setup window for setting a gain of the obtained ultrasound image data; receiving a gain which is set by a user on the gain setup window; and displaying, on a second area of the screen, an ultrasound image of the object to which the set gain is applied.

Abstract: A method of blood flow monitoring for a patient, the method comprising the steps of: a) receiving a first signal indicative of the real time cardiac output for the patient; b) processing the continuous wave Doppler signal to provide an estimate of blood flow velocity as a function of time; c) receiving a pressure measurement indicative of the blood flow resistance through the patient; and d) calculating an Inotropy measure indicative of the potential and kinetic energy of the cardiac output of the patient.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating high quality, high frame rate images in a handheld or hand-carried ultrasonic imaging machine. The apparatus includes an image enhancer to reduce speckle noise and improve the compressibility of the resulting image. This approach reduces the required hardware and power consumption to satisfy the physical space, power, and limited processing power of a handheld probe and enables high quality images to be transmitted efficiently over low-bandwidth connections.

Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the same, and more specifically, to a technique for displaying a gain compensation regulating unit including a time gain compensation (TGC) regulating unit or a lateral gain compensation (LGC) regulating unit corresponding to the set ROI when a region of interest (ROI) in an ultrasound image is set.

Abstract: Three-dimensional elasticity imaging is provided. Motion in three-dimensions due to sources other than the stress or compression for elasticity imaging is found from anatomical information. Objects less likely to be subject to the stress or compression and/or likely to be subject to undesired motion are used to find the undesired motion. This anatomical motion is accounted for in estimating the elasticity, such as removing the motion from echo data used to estimate elasticity or subtracting out the motion from motion generated as part of estimating elasticity.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for computer-aided tracking and motion analysis with ultrasound. A computing device is employed to access an ultrasound video generated by at least one ultrasonic imaging device and/or at least one motion sensing camera. A target patch embodied is tracked throughout frames of the ultrasound video by compressing target patches of individual ones of the frames of the ultrasound video into vectors; generating a space partitioning data structure for each of the frames of the ultrasound video; and identifying an image intensity feature for each frame utilizing a corresponding one of the space partitioning data structures generated for each frame of the ultrasound video. Optimized tracking locations may be determined for a sequence of the ultrasound video using the image intensity feature identified for each frame.

Abstract: A method including control of M emission transducers for L successive ultrasound plane wave emissions having L different emission angles, control of N reception transducers for simultaneously receiving N measurement time signals for each emission and reconstitution of an imaged zone by calculating, at each point, a value resulting from a processing of the measurement time signals received. The reconstitution of the imaged zone includes calculating L?×N flight times, L??L, each flight time tl,n being the time taken for the l-th plane wave, the emission zone of which includes the point considered, where 1?l?L?, to be received by the n-th reception transducer, where 1?n?N, passing through the point considered according to a predetermined propagation mode, and coherent summing L?×N instantaneous values taken, respectively, by the L?×N measurement time signals received corresponding to the L? emissions, at the L?×N flight times.

Abstract: An apparatus for improving the quality of the existing ultrasound diagnostic examination by non-invasively determining a type of tissue matter within a living entity consisting of application of two different ultrasound diagnostic methods simultaneously, in a sequence or alternate through the same transducer is disclosed. The apparatus uses a B-scan tissue image visualization as a guiding image to apply a tissue characterization method to determine an attenuation data for tissue matter and includes the steps of applying arbitrary waveform generator to produce a B-scan image of the tissue matter to be analyzed, selecting a region of interest on said image, detecting reflected signals from said region of interest, analyzing the reflected signals to determine attenuation data for the tissue matter.

Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are described for processing images yielded from an examination via radiation to reduce visible noise in the images. After an image is reconstructed, a noise contribution to the image (e.g., an amount of noise in the image) is estimated to determine a target noise contribution for the image. The target noise contribution for the image may vary based upon, among other things, dose of radiation, aspects or properties of an object being imaged, etc. The image is subsequently filtered using one or more filtering techniques to generate a filtered image, and a noise contribution to the filtered image is determined. When the noise contribution to the filtered image satisfies the target noise contribution (e.g., a sufficient amount of noise has been filtered out of the image), the filtered image is combined with the reconstructed image to generate a blended image.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for the compositing together of model-linked vascular data from a plurality of sources, including at least one 2-D angiography image, for display in a frame of reference of the at least one angiography image. In some embodiments, a linking model comprises a data structure configured to link locations of angiographic images to corresponding elements of non-image vascular parameter data. The linking data structure is traversed to obtain a mapping to the frame of reference of one or more of the angiographic images.

Abstract: A needle guide system is provided. The needle guide system includes a puncture device, an ultrasound transducer, a first orientation detector, a second orientation detector, a proximity detector and a processor. The ultrasound transducer is configured to obtain an ultrasound image. The first orientation detector is disposed on the puncture device, and the second orientation detector is disposed on the ultrasound transducer. The proximity detector is disposed on at least one of the puncture device and the ultrasound transducer, configured to obtain a relative distance between the puncture device and the ultrasound transducer. The processor is configured to obtain a spatial relationship between the puncture device and the ultrasound transducer by using the first orientation detector, the second orientation detector, and the proximity detector, and predict a trajectory of the puncture device in the ultrasound image according to the spatial relationship.

Abstract: In contrast agent imaging, a beamformer and transducer scan a region of a patient having contrast agents. A detector detects the contrast agents with at least two different contrast agent imaging techniques from ultrasound data resulting from the scanning. A processor compares responses of the contrast agents detected between the at least two different contrast agent imaging techniques and selects a relative contribution of the at least two different contrast agent imaging techniques. The selection is based on the comparing. Contrast agent imaging of the patient is performed using at least one of the contrast agent imaging techniques. The performance is based on the selected relative contribution.

Abstract: A method and system for ultrasound simulation for training purposes. The system comprises a probe assembly, an electronic tag, and a translation sensor. The probe assembly comprises an orientation sensor to detect movement with three degrees of freedom. The translation sensor offers two additional degrees of freedom of movement detection. The probe assembly also has a transponder reader that when placed adjacent to the electronic tag, can communicate with a transponder within the electronic tag. Electronic tag has adhesive that allows the electronic tag to be a fixed to a subject, whether a live being or an inanimate mannequin. The information collected from the transponder is transmitted to the computing device to provide a simulated environment that mimics the use of an actual ultrasound probe to give the user a realistic experience using an ultrasound machine.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for displaying a 3D ultrasound image volume in a desired view orientation. A 3D ultrasound image can be acquired of an anatomical feature in a patient. The actual orientation of the anatomical feature can be determined in space. The 3D ultrasound image including the anatomical feature can be displayed such that the anatomical feature is positioned in a selected orientation that is different than the actual orientation, and in relation to a lighting model for generating lighting and shadowing on the anatomical feature.

Abstract: In viscoelastic imaging with ultrasound, the shear wave speed or other viscoelastic parameter is measured by tracking at the ARFI focal or other high-intensity location relative to the ARFI transmission. Rather than tracking the shear wave, the tissue response to ARFI is measured. A profile of displacements over time or a spectrum thereof is measured at the location. By finding a scale of the profile resulting in sufficient correlation with a calibration profile, the shear wave speed or other viscoelastic parameter may be estimated.

Abstract: Embodiments facilitate in-time registration of temporally separated image acquisition sessions to obtain highly comparable images without physical restraint of the camera and/or subject. For example, while displaying a live view being acquired of a subject in real time in a viewfinder window of an image acquisition system, a live position of the system can be measured, a real-time offset can be computed between the live position and a guide position (corresponding to a position from which a prior image of the subject was acquired at a prior acquisition time), and a guide can be overlaid on the viewfinder window to indicate a real-time positional offset between the live view and the prior image according to the real-time offset. A present image of the subject can be acquired when the guide indicates an in-time registration between the live view and the prior image.

Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods and systems for generating enhanced images of a volume of tissue.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer element can configured to generate ultrasonic energy directed into tissue of a subject and configured to receive a portion of the ultrasonic energy reflected by a target located within the tissue. The ultrasonic transducer can include a surface configured to provide or receive the ultrasonic energy, the surface including an area of greater than or equal to about 4?2, or the ultrasonic transducer element can be included in an array having a spacing between at least two adjacent ultrasound elements of less than or equal to about ½?, and the array comprising an aperture that is at least approximately symmetrical in two axes. A three-dimensional representation of one or more of a location, shape, or orientation of at least a portion of the target can be presented via the display.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is described which utilizes one or more transducer arrays affixed to the head of a patient to diagnose and treat stroke victims. The transducer headset produces a two or three dimensional image of the vasculature inside the cranium, preferably assisted by a microbubble contrast agent. A vascular flow map is produced by the system which may be diagnosed for signs of a blood clot. If a blood clot is detected, a therapeutic beam is transmitted while the contrast agent is present to break up the blood clot by the disruption of microbubbles. The headset may also be used in a monitoring application to detect the recurrence of blood clots in a stroke victim.

Abstract: A medical apparatus (200, 300, 400, 500) determines the concentration distribution of sonically dispersive elements (606, 2001) within a subject (306, 604, 1004), wherein the medical apparatus comprises: a memory (212) for storing machine executable instructions (224, 226, 228, 230, 232, 318) and a processor (206) for executing the machine executable instructions. Execution of the instructions cause the processor to: receive (100) shear wave data (214) descriptive of the propagation of shear waves (310, 608, 1118) within the subject for at least two frequencies; determine (102) a mechanical property (316, 618, 620) of the subject using the shear wave data at each of the at least two frequencies; determine (104) a power law relationship (218, 702) between the at least two frequencies and the mechanical property; and determine (106) the concentration distribution of the sonically dispersive elements within the subject using the power law relationship and calibration data (222, 704, 800).

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprises an operating unit for inputting an instruction from an operator; and a controller for eliminating at least a part of the puncture guide line, which has been displayed so as to be superimposed on the ultrasound image, when an instruction for non-display of the puncture guide line is given through the operating unit during the freeze operation, and automatically returning the eliminated puncture guide line and displaying the eliminated puncture guide line so as to be superimposed on the real-time ultrasound image at the time of returning from the freeze operation to the live operation.

Abstract: Various embodiments include systems and methods for gain auto-correction. Automatic gain optimization or correction may be applied in an ultrasound system, during an automatic gain mode. The automatic gain optimization or correction may comprise automatic time gain compensation (TGC) and/or lateral gain compensation (LGC) optimization or correction. The applying of the gain optimization or correction may comprise determining an optimal gain, such as based on processing input ultrasound images; determining, based on the optimal gain, settings for a plurality of user controls of the ultrasound system (e.g., slides, knobs, etc.), corresponding to the optimal gain; and providing feedback to a user of the ultrasound system, relating to (e.g., showing) the settings for the plurality of user controls that correspond to the optimal gain. The plurality of user controls may be adjustable manually and automatically. The user controls may be physical or virtual.

Abstract: A wireless intelligent ultrasound fetal imaging system includes an ultrasound transducer, an ultrasound AFE module, a ZYNQ module, a machine vision module and a mobile terminal. The ultrasound transducer transmits ultrasound wave toward a pregnant mother's fetal, and receives echo wave from the fetal. Through the ultrasound transducer, the ultrasound AFE module actuates transmission and reception of the ultrasound signal, and digitizes the received signals. The ZYNQ module performs image processing on the digital signals, and sends the processed image to the machine vision module for image recognition. The machine vision module conducts tracking and recognition of 3D and 4D images. The ZYNQ module also integrates the recognized image with the corresponding deflection angle of ultrasound transducer. The integrated image data is then sent to and displayed on the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal further accesses cloud computing resource for sharing and analyzing fetal images.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus which displays an ultrasound image on a display screen of a display unit based on ultrasound image data. The ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus includes a touch panel and a control unit. The control unit is able to execute a vertical display mode to display two ultrasound images aligned vertically on the display screen and a horizontal display mode to display two ultrasound images aligned horizontally on the display screen. In each display mode, the control unit sets operation reception regions aligned vertically or horizontally on the touch panel. When the control unit detects an operation of touching one of the operation reception regions, the control unit sets an ultrasound image displayed in the touched side to a selected state.

Abstract: An ultrasonic material-evaluation or classification method using spectral and envelope-statistics variables from backscattered ultrasound echo signals using an adaptive-bandwidth and combined with global variables. This classification method can be applied to any organ or tissue among biological materials and any non-biological material that produces backscattered signals as a result of microscopic internal in homogeneities such as a crystalline structure.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: a probe that includes a transducer array including transducers, which are activated as a first transducer group and a second transducer group, is configured to transmit ultrasound waves by at least one transducer included in the first transducer group and at least one transducer included in the second transducer group, and to detect echo signals from an object; and a controller configured to select a number of transducers to be activated in the first transducer group and in the second transducer group based on the object or a measurement result, generate echo images from the echo signals, and measure an object change movement speed, which is a speed at which a change in the object moves, from the echo images.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including: a sonic sensor that outputs a sonic wave and receives a reflected wave of the output sonic wave; and a control unit configured to determine whether a person exists on a periphery of the information processing apparatus based on distance data and background data, wherein the distance data indicates intensity of a reflected wave in fixed time units received by the sonic sensor during a predetermined period of time after a sonic wave is output from the sonic sensor, the fixed time units being obtained by dividing the predetermined period of time, and the background data is past distance data prepared in advance.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic device includes: a probe including plural elements that generate and transmit ultrasound waves and receive ultrasound waves reflected from an inspection target; a transmission unit that transmits ultrasound waves from the plural elements so as to transmit an ultrasound beam by forming a transmission focus in a first direction set in advance; and a second reception focusing unit that performs reception focusing for each reception signal received by each element of the probe according to reflection on a path in a second direction other than the first direction, among transmission wave paths of the ultrasound beam transmitted into the inspection target by the transmission unit.

Abstract: An ultrasound probe may continuously acquire a first cross-plane image and a second cross-plane image. The second cross-plane image may intersect the first cross-plane image at a cross-plane intersection line of the first-cross plane image. A processor may receive a selection of a reference position in the first cross-plane image along the cross-plane intersection line of the first cross-plane image. The reference position may correspond with at least a portion of a structure in the first cross-plane image. The processor may track movement of the selected reference position in the first cross-plane image over time. The processor may update an image acquisition position parameter of the second cross-plane image based on the tracked reference position such that the second cross-plane image intersects the first cross-plane image at the tracked reference position. A display system may continuously and simultaneously present the acquired first cross-plane image and the acquired second-cross plane image.

Abstract: Disclosed are an ultrasound image providing apparatus and method. The ultrasound image providing apparatus includes an interface that displays a screen including a gain setting window which includes a plurality of slide bars for setting a plurality of time gain compensation (TGC) values of ultrasound image data, and receives, through the gain setting window, a user input for adjusting at least one selected from the sizes and number of slide bars, and a controller that performs control to update and display the gain setting window, based on the user input.