US 12,070,357 B2
System and method for automatic association and display of video loop subject matter for enhanced identification
Arun Kumar Siddanahalli Ninge Gowda, Bangalore (IN); and Srinivas Koteshwar Varna, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/546,245.
Prior Publication US 2023/0181163 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01)
CPC A61B 8/5207 (2013.01) [A61B 8/465 (2013.01); A61B 8/5215 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for displaying information regarding the subject matter of an ultrasound image or ultrasound video loop on a display, the method comprising the steps of:
providing the ultrasound image or the ultrasound video loop;
detecting and identifying one or more organs in the ultrasound image or ultrasound video loop;
creating a representative thumbnail image utilizing the ultrasound image or a frame of the ultrasound video loop;
selecting an organ icon representing the one or more organs detected and identified in the ultrasound image or ultrasound video loop; and
presenting the organ icon in association with the thumbnail image on the display,
wherein the step of detecting and identifying the one or more organs in the ultrasound image or ultrasound video loop comprises analyzing the ultrasound image or individual frames of the ultrasound video loop to locate one or more organs in the ultrasound image or individual frames of the ultrasound video loop, and
wherein the step of analyzing the ultrasound image or individual frames of the ultrasound video loop comprises employing at least one of an algorithm, an artificial intelligence or a machine learning method applying one or more of image segmentation, image classification or object localization to the ultrasound image or the ultrasound video loop to locate one or more organs within the ultrasound image or individual frames of the ultrasound video loop.