METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIDE-SCREEN MEDICAL IMAGING

• US 20090187102A1
• Filed: 01/21/2008
• Published: 07/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Haedt, Jason, Di Marco, Gerois
• Application Number:
  US12/017,220
• Publication Number:
  US 20090187102A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/437
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/14 Echo-tomography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4405 Device being mounted on a trolley
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/462 characterised by constructional features of the display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/463 characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display composite display in devices for short-range imaging with acoustic waves G01S7/52074
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/465 adapted to display user selection data, e.g. icons or menus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/467 characterised by special input means

Abstract

A medical imaging system comprises a detector for detecting imaging data associated with a subject. A display has first and second dimensions and a position sensor detects an orientation of the display. The orientation is associated with the first and second dimensions. A processor module determines the orientation of the display based on the position sensor and displays information on the display in a first viewing configuration when the display is in a first orientation and in a second viewing configuration when the display is in a second orientation.

Claims

1. A medical imaging system, comprising:

a detector for acquiring imaging data associated with a subject;

a display having first and second dimensions;

a position sensor for detecting an orientation of the display, the orientation being associated with the first and second dimensions; and

a processor module for determining the orientation of the display based on the position sensor, the processor module displaying information on the display in a first viewing configuration when the display is in a first orientation and in a second viewing configuration when the display is in a second orientation.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the display is a wide-screen display and wherein the first and second dimensions are different with respect to each other.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the medical system is one of a console ultrasound system, a hand-held ultrasound system, and a miniaturized ultrasound system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the position sensor is one of an electromechanical apparatus and a physical switch.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second viewing configurations are associated with at least one of a viewing and acquisition protocol.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second viewing configurations comprise at least one of different patient data, different images of a patient, and different locations of data and images on a display area of the display.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second viewing configurations are rotated by 90 degrees with respect to each other.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a memory for storing the first and second viewing configurations, the first and second viewing configurations being associated with at least one of a protocol and an operator.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the medical system is one of a console ultrasound system, a hand-held ultrasound system, and a miniaturized ultrasound system, the display being further configured to display images acquired with an imaging modality that is different than ultrasound.

10. An ultrasound imaging system, comprising:

a transducer for acquiring ultrasound imaging data associated with a subject;

a wide-screen display having first and second dimensions that are different with respect to each other;

a position sensor for detecting an orientation of the wide-screen display; and

a processor module for determining the orientation of the display based on the position sensor, the processor module displaying information on the wide-screen display in a first viewing configuration when the wide-screen display is in a first orientation and in a second viewing configuration when the wide-screen display is in a second orientation.

11. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 10, wherein the wide-screen display is separable from the ultrasound imaging system.

12. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 10, wherein the first and second viewing configurations display the information on the wide-screen display in at least one of different display sizes and different font sizes with respect to each other.

13. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 10, wherein the first and second orientations are associated with landscape and portrait orientations, respectively, of the wide-screen display.

14. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 10, wherein the position sensor is one of an electromechanical apparatus and a physical switch.

15. A method for changing a viewing configuration based on a position of a display associated with a medical imaging system, comprising:

acquiring medical imaging data associated with a subject;

identifying a first position of a display, the first position being associated with one of a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation;

displaying information on the display based on the first position and a first viewing configuration;

identifying a second position of the display that is rotationally different with respect to the first position; and

displaying the information on the display based on the second position and a second viewing configuration that is different than the first viewing configuration.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising defining the first and second viewing configurations based on at least one of a protocol and an operator.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the first viewing configuration defines at least two display areas for displaying the information and the second viewing configuration defines one display area for displaying the information.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the first viewing configuration displays the information based on at least two different imaging modalities and the second viewing configuration displays information from one imaging modality.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the information being displayed based on the first position is rotated 90 degrees to form the information being displayed based on the second position.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the display is one of integral with and externally interconnected with the medical imaging system, and wherein the medical imaging system is one of a console ultrasound system, a hand-held ultrasound system, a miniaturized ultrasound system, an X-ray system and a computed tomography system.