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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2005
Patty Jackson, Seattle, WA (US);
Cedric Chenal, Kirkland, WA (US);
Patty Jackson, Seattle, WA (US);
Cedric Chenal, Kirkland, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is operated to acquire an ultrasound image of a region of the body containing suspect anatomy such as a suspected lesion. A body marker template () of the region of the body is displayed on a touchscreen display of the imaging system. The operator records the location of the suspect anatomy by touching a corresponding point on the body marker template displayed on the touchscreen display. The mark () on the template can be finely adjusted by one or more controls on the imaging system control panel. The body marker template can also record a graphic indicating () the orientation of the ultrasound probe relative to the body when the suspect anatomy was imaged. A report generator produces a report containing both the ultrasound image of the suspect anatomy and the body marker template with the indicated location of the suspect anatomy.