Clarius Mobile Health Corp.

Ultrasonix Medical Corporation

Analogic Canada Corporation

Other

Bk Medical Holding Company, Inc.

Laurent Pelissier

Kris Dickie

Trevor Stephen Hansen

Benjamin Eric Kerby

Narges Afsham

Bo Zhuang

Kwun-Keat Chan

Nishant Uniyal

Binda Zhang

David Glenn Willis

Daniel Christian Rahardja

Corina Leung

Parisa Asgharzadeh

Reza Zahiri

Eric Fattah

Jacob McIvor

Alex Antonio

Bill Zhang

Alex Barcenas Antonio

Julien Lemaitre

Simon Dahonick

Jacob Ruben Barrera Loredo

Tomas Bobovsky

Chris Cheung

The present embodiments relate generally to ultrasound apparatus with improved heat dissipation and methods for providing same. The ultrasound apparatus may have a housing that encloses a transducer array and at least one integrated circuit (IC) for driving the transducer array during operation. The housing may have an interior surface and an exterior surface, and the housing can be made substantially of metal. A post is disposed between the at least one IC and the interior surface of the housing. The post can be coupled directly to the interior surface of the housing so that heat generated from the at least one IC is transferred via the post to the housing and dissipated via the exterior surface.

Ultrasound apparatus with improved heat dissipation and methods for providing same

A method for positioning one or both of a gate and a color box on an ultrasound image generated during scanning of an anatomical feature using an ultrasound scanner comprises deploying an artificial intelligence (AI) model to execute on a computing device communicably connected to the ultrasound scanner, wherein the AI model is trained so that when the AI model is deployed, the computing device generates a prediction of at least one of an optimal position, size, or angle for the gate and/or an optimal location/size of the color box on the ultrasound image generated during ultrasound scanning of the anatomical feature, thereafter enabling the acquisition of corresponding Doppler mode signals.

Systems and methods for placing a gate and/or a color box during ultrasound imaging

The present embodiments relate generally to methods for providing viewing access to an ultrasound image feed generated at an ultrasound imaging machine. A multi-use display device may form a first link-layer connection with the ultrasound image machine for transmitting commands that control imaging parameters of the ultrasound image feed. The multi-use display device may then: determine link-layer connection parameters that allow the ultrasound imaging machine to form a second link-layer connection with a receiving device (the receiving device having no link-layer connection with the ultrasound imaging machine), and provide the connection parameters to the receiving device. The ultrasound imaging machine forms a second link-layer connection with the receiving device, based the connection parameters. The second link-layer connection is then used for receiving, at the receiving device, the ultrasound image feed controlled by the multi-use display device.

Systems and methods of establishing a secondary connection at an ultrasound imaging machine, for providing access to an ultrasound image feed

The present embodiments relate generally to ultrasound imaging systems and methods that provide a user interface on the touchscreen display. The user interface includes an ultrasound image feed and a single control for modifying imaging depth of the ultrasound image feed. When input via the single control is received to modify the imaging depth, the system: adjusts frequency of ultrasound signals being used to acquire the ultrasound image feed; adjusts a beamformer parameter of the ultrasound signals being used to acquire the ultrasound image feed; receives first image data of the ultrasound image feed based on the adjusted frequency and the adjusted beamformer parameter; based on the first image data, adjusts Time Gain Compensation (TGC) of the ultrasound image feed; and receives second image data of the ultrasound image feed based on the adjusted frequency, beamformer parameter and TGC. Display of the second image data on the touchscreen display is then optimized without receipt of additional user input.

Ultrasound systems and methods for optimizing multiple imaging parameters using a single user interface control

A method of creating a 3D model, which is a visual representation of at least one physiological parameter, the method comprises deploying an AI model to execute on a computing device communicably connected to a medical imaging device, said medical imaging device acquiring medical imaging data, wherein the AI model is trained so that when it is deployed, the computing device identifies at least one physiological parameter from medical imaging data; acquiring, at the computing device, new medical imaging data; processing, using the AI model, the new medical imaging data to identify at least one physiological parameter (the 'at least one identified physiological parameter'); employing the at least one identified physiological parameter to select a corresponding 3D model; and modifying the corresponding 3D model to alter one or more model parameters therein, to match the at least one identified physiological parameter, thereby customizing the visual appearance of the corresponding 3D model.

Systems and methods for rendering models based on medical imaging data

A method and system for assessing medical images for suitability in clinical interpretation is described herein. The method and system involve: acquiring a medical image; inputting the medical image into a machine learning model, wherein the machine learning model is configured to determine a quality value based on the medical image; determining whether the quality value meets a quality threshold associated with a target clinical application; and when the quality value meets the quality threshold associated with the target clinical application, permitting clinical interpretation of the medical image for the target clinical application.

Method and system to assess medical images for suitability in clinical interpretation

An ultrasound imaging system comprising a multi-use electronic display device and an ultrasound imaging device. The multi-use electronic display device is capable of communicating with one or more ultrasound imaging devices and selecting which to connect with based on at least one of previously store information, user input, and information gathered from the ultrasound imaging devices. The multi-use electronic display device may communicate with the ultrasound imaging devices while they are in a low power standby state. This approach reduces the complexity of the pairing process and provides a means for quickly and easily selecting between multiple ultrasound imaging devices.

System and method for locating an ultrasound imaging device from a multi-use electronic display device

Ultrasound images are adjusted according to the size of the display area available to display them, so that image detail is displayed with a large enough physical size to discern comfortably. A translation ratio is determined for translating the physical distance traversed by the ultrasound signals of an ultrasound images to a corresponding physical distance on a screen of the display device. If the ratio is not below a threshold, the image is displayed in full. If the ratio is below the threshold, the image is cropped, optionally scaled, and displayed in the available area. Scaling and cropping may be based on window size and threshold window size. The parameters of the ultrasound scan may be controlled based on the scaling, cropping, or available screen size. User interface features may be displayed on the screen depending on how much area is available when the image is displayed.

Method and system for displaying an ultrasound image in response to screen size

The present embodiments relate generally to a system and method for creation of a patient account on a medical imaging system during a medical imaging examination. The method may involve operating a processor to: acquire a set of medical imaging data during the medical imaging examination, the set of medical imaging data being acquired in association with a logged-in medical professional account on the medical imaging system; display a new patient account prompt to initiate creation of the patient account; receive a patient identifier to initiate the creation of the patient account; and use the patient identifier to initiate the creation of the patient account, the patient account to be used for accessing at least a portion of the set of medical imaging data acquired during the medical imaging examination.

Systems and methods for initiating creation of a patient account on a medical imaging system during a medical imaging examination

The present embodiments relate generally to systems, methods, and apparatus for determining a heart rate of an imaged heart in an ultrasound image feed. A plurality of ultrasound images can first be acquired. For each ultrasound image of the plurality of ultrasound images, the image can be divided into a plurality of regions; where each region is positioned so that the region corresponds to a substantially similar region location present across the plurality of ultrasound images. For each region location on each of the plurality of ultrasound images, a statistical calculation on image data of the region location can be performed. For each region location, a frequency of change in the statistical calculation over the plurality of ultrasound images can then be determined. The region location having a dominant determined frequency of change in the statistical calculation (over the plurality of ultrasound images) can be identified as a region of interest (ROI). The heart rate can be calculated based on the determined frequency of change of the ROI.

Systems and methods for determining a heart rate of an imaged heart in an ultrasound image feed

Ultrasound scanner

An apparatus and method for providing remote expert feedback to an operator of an ultrasound imaging machine. The remote feedback consists of graphical icons that are dragged and dropped onto a video stream of the patient being scanned or the ultrasound image being captured and shared in real-time with the local operator to help improve their scanning technique.

Systems and methods for remote graphical feedback of ultrasound scanning technique

Dongle for outputting an ultrasound image acquired at an ultrasound machine controlled by a multi-use display device, and related methods

A plurality of ultrasound frames of a fetus are acquired using an ultrasound scanner, which may be oriented arbitrarily with respect to the fetus during the acquisition. The ultrasound frames are processed against an artificial intelligence model to predict a different cut line on each of the ultrasound frames. Each cut line is predicted to be exterior to an image of the fetus appearing on the ultrasound frame. The different cut lines on the plurality of ultrasound frames are then used to identify ultrasound data in the image frames to generate a 3D representation of the fetus.

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