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Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2008
Applicants:

Anne Lindsay Hall, New Berlin, WI (US);

Vincent Stanley Polkus, Delafield, WI (US);

Lucas Delaney, Milwaukee, WI (US);

Stephen Metz, Kenmore, WA (US);

Inventors:

Anne Lindsay Hall, New Berlin, WI (US);

Vincent Stanley Polkus, Delafield, WI (US);

Lucas Delaney, Milwaukee, WI (US);

Stephen Metz, Kenmore, WA (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An ultrasound medical imaging system and non-ultrasound medical imaging system are combined and communicate via a suitable docking port, which is supported by the non-ultrasound medical imaging system and configured to receive the ultrasound medical imaging system. The systems can communicate directly, indirectly, and/or wirelessly. Each can also be configured for cross-imaging in the other modality, displaying medical imagery from the other modality on respective and/or combined displays, and/or control by a user interface of the other and/or a common user interface. Registry between patient imagery is possible, and improved workflow is provided.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hall, Anne. (2012). Medical imaging system and method containing ultrasound docking port (U.S. Patent No. 8219181). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8219181

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