US 12,186,132 B2
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) scan assistance and associated devices, systems, and methods
Raghavendra Srinivasa Naidu, Auburndale, MA (US); Jochen Kruecker, Andover, MA (US); Man Nguyen, Melrose, MA (US); and Claudia Errico, Cambridge, MA (US)
Assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Appl. No. 17/775,695
Filed by KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven (NL)
PCT Filed Nov. 17, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/082310
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 10, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/099278, PCT Pub. Date May 27, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/938,533, filed on Nov. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0401062 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01)
CPC A61B 8/5223 (2013.01) [A61B 8/085 (2013.01); A61B 8/4245 (2013.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultrasound imaging system comprising:
a processor circuit configured for communication with an ultrasound probe comprising a transducer array,
wherein the processor circuit is configured to control the ultrasound probe to perform ultrasound imaging along a scanning trajectory of a patient's anatomy,
wherein the scanning trajectory comprises a starting position, a first anatomical landmark, and a second anatomical landmark,
wherein the first anatomical landmark and the second anatomical landmark are distinct from the starting position,
wherein the first anatomical landmark and the second anatomical landmark are indicative of a clinical condition such that the scanning trajectory is pre-determined based on an assessment for the clinical condition,
wherein, to control the ultrasound probe to perform the ultrasound imaging along the scanning trajectory, the processor circuit is configured to:
receive, from the ultrasound probe, a first image of a patient's anatomy;
detect, from the first image, the first anatomical landmark;
determine, based on the first anatomical landmark, a steering configuration for steering the ultrasound probe towards the second anatomical landmark; and
output, to a display in communication with the processor circuit, an instruction based on the steering configuration to steer the ultrasound probe towards the second anatomical landmark.