US 12,133,770 B2
Ultrasound system with automated wall tracing
Christopher A. White, North Vancouver (CA)
Assigned to FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US)
Filed by FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC., Bothell, WA (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/155,171.
Application 18/155,171 is a continuation of application No. 15/974,255, filed on May 8, 2018, granted, now 11,553,900.
Prior Publication US 2023/0148997 A1, May 18, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/06 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 8/5223 (2013.01) [A61B 8/065 (2013.01); A61B 8/14 (2013.01); A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/5261 (2013.01); A61B 8/5276 (2013.01); A61B 8/5284 (2013.01); A61B 8/5292 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultrasound imaging system, comprising:
a transducer configured to transmit ultrasound signals generated according to a first imaging modality and a second imaging modality which is different from the first imaging modality, to a subject and to receive ultrasound echo signals corresponding to the first imaging modality and the second imaging modality from the subject, the first imaging modality and the second imaging modality being interleaved;
a processor configured to:
produce an ultrasound image from the ultrasound echo signals of the first imaging modality;
produce ultrasound image data from the ultrasound echo signals of the second imaging modality; and
identify, based on the ultrasound image data, an endocardial border in the ultrasound image; and
a display configured to simultaneously display one or more physiological parameters and the ultrasound image;
wherein the ultrasound image data from the echo signals of the second imaging modality is not shown on the display.