Acuson Corporation

Paul Schmitter

David A Rock

Jeffrey S Hastings

Clement James Goebel

David Castelnuovo

Eric Zachmann

A method and system are provided for facilitating interaction between image and non-image sections displayed on an image review station. With the preferred embodiments, a user can interact with image and non-image sections without changing focus between the sections, thereby allowing the user to be much more efficient in the use of the medical image review station. In one presently preferred embodiment, an image review station processor determines which operation should be performed based on a position of a displayed pointer, regardless of which section is under focus. In another presently preferred embodiment, a user interface device is dedicated to either an image or non-image section such that input from the dedicated user interface device will be applied to the corresponding section regardless of which section is in focus. In a third presently preferred embodiment, the processor determines what operation will be performed based on the type of command received by a voice recognition user interface device, regardless of which section is under focus.

Method and system for facilitating interaction between image and non-image sections displayed on an image review station such as an ultrasound image review station

A system and method are provided to allow a user to control the appearance of a control region displayed along with a medical image on a medical device. In one preferred embodiment, when the user positions a pointer over a control region, the appearance of the control region ensures readability by a user. When the user positions the pointer away from the control region, the appearance of the control region changes to a less distracting form. In this way, control regions are made easy to read when a user is using the controls and are made less distracting when a user is viewing displayed medical images.

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Dexter, MI, United States of America

Paul Schmitter