General Electric Company

Ge Precision Healthcare LLC

Heinz Schmied

Helmut Brandl

Christian Fritz Perrey

Franz Mair

Mario Mlinaric

Systems and methods for increasing effective line density of volume compound ultrasound images while maintaining the frame rate, penetration depth, and other image characteristics are provided. The method includes acquiring a first lateral plane at a first elevational position. The first lateral plane includes a first set of receive lines at a first set of lateral positions. The method includes acquiring a second lateral plane at a second elevational position adjacent the first elevational position. The second lateral plane includes a second set of receive lines at a second set of lateral positions laterally offset from the first set of lateral positions. The method includes combining the first lateral plane and the second lateral plane to generate a compound image and presenting the compound image at a display system. The compound image may be a volume compound image in an A-plane generated based on volume compound imaging rendering algorithms.

Method and system for increasing effective line density of volume compound ultrasound images

A system and method for providing freehand render start line drawing tools and automatic render preset selections is provided. The method includes receiving a render start line drawn in freehand via a user input device on a 2D image of a profile of a structure of interest. The method includes analyzing pixel intensity values in a region of the render start line. The method includes automatically selecting one of a plurality of sets of render mode presets based on the pixel intensity values in the region of the render start line. Each of the plurality of sets of render mode presets is associated with a different rendering mode. Each of the rendering modes is associated with a different pixel intensity value range. The method includes generating a volume rendering according to the automatically selected set of render mode presets. The method includes presenting the volume rendering at a display system.

Method and system for providing freehand render start line drawing tools and automatic render preset selections

A method for generating an ultrasound image, comprising displaying a rendered image of a target from an edge of a full box encompassing the target. An input regarding a selection of a half box may be received from a user. When the half box is not selected, the rendered image may continue to be displayed. When the half box is selected, a new image may be rendered from a reference of the full box, and the rendered image may be displayed.

Half box for ultrasound imaging

A method includes displaying a cursor on a display device with a computer system, and concurrently receiving first and second user inputs associated with movement of the cursor on the display device via the computer system. The method also includes moving display of the cursor on the display device in a vector defined by the first and second user inputs. The first user input defines a direction in which the cursor is moved on the display device and the second user input defines a speed at which the cursor is moved on the display device.

Computer system and method for changing display of components shown on a display device

A method includes displaying a slider control on one or more of a display device or a display screen of a touch-sensitive device with a computer system. The slider control changes a display value of one or more components shown on the display device responsive to movement of an indicator element in the slider control. A first user input is received on the touch-sensitive device of the computer system associated with movement of the indicator element in the slider control. The display value of the one or more components changes by a first amount based on a distance that the first user input moved the indicator in the slider control. A second user input is received on the touch-sensitive device and changes the display value of the one or more components by a micro-amount that is smaller than the first amount that the display value is changed.

Various embodiments include a system and method for manipulating medical device operating parameters, stored in a hierarchical organization, at different levels of granularity. The method can include receiving, at a processor, first user input selecting an operating parameter of a medical device from a medical device user interface displayed at a display system. The method may include presenting, at the display system, a parameter presentation prompted by the operating parameter selection. In various embodiments, a plurality of setting values each corresponding to a different hierarchical level of the operating parameter is presented in the parameter presentation. The method may include receiving, at the processor, second user input manipulating a value of one of the setting values presented in the parameter presentation. The method can also include storing, at storage, the value of the manipulated setting value.

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Auburn Hills, MI, United States of America

Heinz Schmied