Automatic Ultrasound Scanning Initiated by Protocol Stage
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1. A method of automatically initiating automatic user control adjustment for ultrasound imaging with ultrasound equipment, the steps comprising:
- at least one of either entering a protocol stage for imaging or changing a dependent control; and
automatically initiating automatic user control adjustment for ultrasound imaging with ultrasound equipment in response thereto.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and system for automatically initiating user control automation by one of either beginning a Protocol stage for imaging or changing dependent controls. This invention eliminates the need for user intervention for hitting a button such as the I-Scan button for the Philips I-Scan system, which is one of the systems on which the invention can be implemented.
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1. A method of automatically initiating automatic user control adjustment for ultrasound imaging with ultrasound equipment, the steps comprising:
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at least one of either entering a protocol stage for imaging or changing a dependent control; and automatically initiating automatic user control adjustment for ultrasound imaging with ultrasound equipment in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system of automatically initiating automatic user control adjustment for ultrasound imaging with ultrasound equipment comprising:
at least one of either a protocol stage of an imaging system being entered during imaging by an ultrasound equipment using automatic user control adjustment for ultrasound imaging or a dependent control of said ultrasound equipment being varied that drives an automatic initiation of said automatic user control adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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