US 11,944,501 B2
Systems and methods for automatic measurements of medical images
Svein Arne Aase, Trondheim (NO); Siying Wang, Wuxi (CN); and Sten Roar Snare, Horten (NO)
Assigned to GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/651,389.
Prior Publication US 2023/0255602 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/02 (2006.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01)
CPC A61B 8/5223 (2013.01) [A61B 8/02 (2013.01); A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/465 (2013.01); A61B 8/467 (2013.01); A61B 8/485 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
acquiring a first ultrasound image and a second ultrasound image in accordance with a patient exam workflow, wherein the patient exam workflow calls for one or more measurements including a first measurement to be obtained on at least the first ultrasound image;
automatically assessing whether the first ultrasound image is suitable for obtaining the first measurement during a time period where the second ultrasound image is being acquired;
determining that the first ultrasound image is unsuitable for obtaining the first measurement, and in response, automatically prompting a user, while the second ultrasound image is still being acquired, to reacquire the first ultrasound image;
reacquiring the first ultrasound image;
automatically assessing whether the reacquired first ultrasound image is suitable for obtaining the first measurement during a time period where a third ultrasound image is being acquired, the third ultrasound image acquired in accordance with the patient exam workflow; and
determining that the reacquired first image is suitable for obtaining the first measurement, and in response, automatically starting the obtaining of the first measurement while the third ultrasound image is being acquired.