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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
May. 14, 2001
Tommy Earl Cupples, Columbia, SC (US);
Donald Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Karen D. Maroc, San Jose, CA (US);
U-Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for providing textual ultrasound probe position information corresponding to an ultrasound image of a target is described. Based on a user's graphical manipulations of a probe icon relative to a breast icon, a text sequence corresponding to the user's estimate of the position of an ultrasound probe is automatically generated. User error and fatigue are reduced because manual keying of the probe position text sequence is no longer required, and the resulting outputs are standardized in format and therefore more amenable to archiving and electronic analysis. In one preferred embodiment, the user is permitted to select a snapping mode of operation in which the probe icon is snapped to align with a major direction of a preselected coordinate system, further enhancing ease-of-use and reducing user fatigue.