US 12,471,880 B2
Ultrasonic imaging method and ultrasonic imaging system
Jiajiu Yang, Wuxi (CN); Yao Ding, Wuxi (CN); Zhiqiang Jiang, Wuxi (CN); Hongjian Jiang, Wuxi (CN); Yi Wang, Wuxi (CN); Yuanyuan Chen, Wuxi (CN); and Hujie Jiang, Wuxi (CN)
Assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/303,431.
Prior Publication US 2023/0346335 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 8/0833 (2013.01) [A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/467 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultrasonic imaging method, comprising:
generating an ultrasound image based on information obtained from a probe configured to acquire ultrasonic signals from a body part;
determining, by a processor, an initial position of a tracking point of an area to be tracked in the ultrasound image, wherein the initial position is determined based on image recognition techniques that identify anatomical structures within the ultrasound image;
receiving a first tracking instruction from an input device, wherein the first tracking instruction is generated by the input device being operated within a first directional range;
obtaining a single direction corresponding to the first directional range;
based on the single direction obtained from the input, automatically moving, by the processor, the tracking point in a plurality of dimensions along a boundary of the area to be tracked for the duration of the first tracking instruction to generate a trace linc, wherein the movement of the tracking point is based on real-time analysis of the ultrasound image data;
displaying, on a display apparatus, the ultrasound image with the generated trace line superimposed on the area to be tracked, and
adjusting, by the processor, the trace line based on user input received after the trace line is generated to provide for manual correction of the automatically generated trace line.