Ge Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC

Ge Precision Healthcare LLC

Alex Sokulin

Menachem Halmann

Peter Lysyansky

Cynthia A Owen

Dani Pinkovich

Mor Vardi

Carmit Shiran

Antonio Fabian Fermoso

Ilan Lifshitz

Nahi Halmann

Systems and methods are provided for ultrasound imaging with real-time feedback for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) compressions. Ultrasound images generated based on received echo ultrasound signals during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) of a patient may be processed, and based on the processing of the ultrasound images, real-time information relating to the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may be determined. Feedback for assisting in conducting the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may be generated based on the information. The feedback may include information and/or indications relating to compressions applied during the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The feedback may be configured for outputting during displaying of the generated ultrasound images.

Ultrasound imaging with real-time visual feedback for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) compressions

A system and method for accumulating ultrasound information from a region of interest during a storage period are disclosed. The accumulated ultrasound information is then processed during a post-storage operation to provide a number of various and selectable analysis and display modes. Ultrasound echo signal data comprising, for example, a complete set of raw RF signal samples (or the quadrature signals I & Q) are accumulated in a cinescan memory during a storage period for multiple range positions along one or more scan lines covering a region of interest. Line interleaving and multi-line acquisition techniques may be employed in data accumulation. The accumulated echo signal data is processed during a post-storage operation to provide a number of various and selectable analysis and display modes. During the post-storage playback operation, any known signal processing and data manipulation techniques, which have conventionally been carried out in real-time during a scanning session, may be employed. The various known parameters of signal processing and data manipulation may be selectably modified during post-storage playback to optimize the displayed output. For example, in an off-line playback mode, the system operator may select any scan line and Doppler gate location and width within the region of interest for spectral Doppler analysis or for color M-mode analysis. The system operator may also manually set and reset one or more beam/vessel angles during the off-line playback mode to provide quantitative velocity color mapping. Other parameters such as spectrum scale, Doppler dynamic range, Doppler gain, baseline and color mapping may also be modified during off-line playback. Other known signal processing operations such as noise suppression, filtering, low intensity rejection and/or fixed target canceling may be performed, and the parameters thereof adjusted, during the post-storage operation.

System and method for providing variable ultrasound analyses in a post-storage mode

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