Ultrasound system having a display device with dynamic scroll mode for B-mode and M-mode images

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12502157-B2
Application number	US-202318344374-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2023
Priority date	Jun 29, 2023
Publication date	Dec 23, 2025
Grant date	Dec 23, 2025

Abstract

Systems and methods for a dynamic scroll mode are described. In some embodiments, an ultrasound system includes a display device that is configured to simultaneously display an ultrasound image and an additional image. The ultrasound system includes a processor system that is configured to cause the display device to change the simultaneous display so that one of the ultrasound image and the additional image increases in size by an amount and the other of the ultrasound image and the additional image decreases in size by an additional amount that is based on the amount.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An ultrasound system comprising:
a probe for transmitting and receiving ultrasound signals; a display device configured to simultaneously display a B-mode ultrasound image and an M-mode ultrasound image that are generated from the ultrasound signals received by the probe in a first user interface; and a processor system configured to cause, in response to a user input, the display device to change the simultaneous display in the first user interface to a second user interface to simultaneously display the B-mode ultrasound image and the M-mode ultrasound image, so that the B-mode ultrasound image increases in height by a first amount and the M-mode ultrasound image decreases in height by a second amount that is based on the first amount in the second user interface, wherein the M-mode ultrasound image is zoomed out to display a longer period of time in the second user interface than in the first user interface to provide dynamic scrolling on the display device of the ultrasound system.

2 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 1 , further comprising a memory implemented to:
store the B-mode ultrasound image and the M-mode ultrasound image during an ultrasound examination; and subsequent to the ultrasound examination, transfer the B-mode ultrasound image and the M-mode ultrasound image to the display device for the simultaneous display and the change to the simultaneous display.

3 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 1 , wherein the processor system is implemented to configure the ultrasound system in a first imaging mode to acquire the B-mode ultrasound image and in a second imaging mode to acquire the M-mode ultrasound image.

4 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the B-mode ultrasound image and the M-mode ultrasound image in the first user interface includes a first image content amount and the second user interface includes a second image content amount that is different from the first image content amount.

5 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 1 , wherein the M-mode ultrasound image includes at least one of a patient photograph, an electrocardiogram waveform, an additional ultrasound image, and a medical worksheet.

6 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 1 , further comprising a user input device implemented to receive a pan command, wherein the display device is implemented to, responsive to the pan command, expose image content of at least one of the B-mode ultrasound image and the M-mode ultrasound image, the image content being hidden prior to receiving the pan command.

7 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 1 , further comprising a user input device implemented to receive a user command including at least one of a touch gesture, a voice gesture, and an eye movement gesture.

8 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 1 , wherein the processor system is implemented to determine an occurrence of a system event including at least one of a setting of an examination type, a detection of an anatomy in the B-mode ultrasound image, a detection of an operator identification, and an amount of probe pressure applied to a patient, wherein the processor system is implemented to cause the display device to change the simultaneous display responsive to the determination of the occurrence of the system event.

9 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 1 , wherein prior to the simultaneous display, the display device is implemented to display the B-mode ultrasound image and not the M-mode ultrasound image, wherein the processor system is implemented to determine an occurrence of a system event including at least one of a detection of an anatomy in the B-mode ultrasound image, a measurement of the anatomy, a satisfaction of an image quality threshold for the B-mode ultrasound image, and a setting of an imaging parameter, wherein the processor system is implemented to cause the display device to enable the simultaneous display responsive to the determination of the occurrence of the system event.

10 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 1 , wherein the processor system is implemented to determine an anchor location for the B-mode ultrasound image, and the change to the simultaneous display includes to center image content of the B-mode ultrasound image about the anchor location.

11 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 10 , wherein the processor system is implemented to generate a segmentation of an anatomy in the B-mode ultrasound image and determine the anchor location based on the segmentation.

12 . An ultrasound system comprising:
a display device; a probe for transmitting and receiving ultrasound signals; a processing system; and at least one computer-readable medium storing instructions executable via the processing system to implement an ultrasound application configured to:
cause the display device to implement a split screen display in a first user interface that includes two display regions including a first display region to display a B-mode ultrasound image and a second display region to display additional an M-mode ultrasound image that are disjoint, the split screen display including a handle location, the B-mode and M-mode ultrasound images being generated from the ultrasound signals received by the probe;
receive a user input to move the handle location; and
adjust, responsive to the user input, sizes of the display regions while keeping the display regions disjoint to change from the first user interface to a second user interface, wherein the size of the B-mode ultrasound image in the first display region in the second user interface is greater than in the first user interface, and a height of the M-mode ultrasound image in the second display region in the second user interface is smaller than in the first user interface and the M-mode ultrasound image in the second user interface is zoomed out to display a longer period of time than in the first user interface.

13 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 12 , wherein the ultrasound system is implemented to perform an ultrasound examination, wherein the ultrasound application is configured to implement the cause, the receive, and the adjust during the ultrasound examination, and at least one of the display regions is implemented to display an ultrasound image of the ultrasound examination.

14 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 12 , wherein the handle location is implemented for continuous movement along an edge of the split screen display and the ultrasound application is implemented for continuous resizing of the two display regions responsive to the continuous movement.

15 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 12 , further comprising a neural network implemented to generate, based on an ultrasound image that is displayed in one of the display regions, an inference, wherein the ultrasound application is implemented to generate, based on the inference, the sizes of the display regions.

16 . The ultrasound system as described in claim 15 , further comprising a biological sensor implemented to generate biological sensor data, wherein the ultrasound application is implemented to determine, based on the inference, image content that is based on the biological sensor data for display on the display device.

17 . An ultrasound system comprising:
a display device; a processing system; and at least one computer-readable medium storing instructions executable via the processing system to implement an ultrasound application configured to: caus

Assignees

• Fujifilm Sonosite Inc

Inventors

• Kruger Floris
• Klingenberg Brittney
• Kelly Kristine
• Chamberlain Craig
• Dhatt Davin

Classifications

• A61B8/463

  characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display · CPC title

• A61B8/465

  adapted to display user selection data, e.g. icons or menus · CPC title

• A61B8/462

  characterised by constructional features of the display · CPC title

• A61B8/469 Primary

  for selection of a region of interest · CPC title

• A61B8/467 Primary

  characterised by special input means · CPC title