TWIN-MONITOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SYSTEM
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Abstract
The invention concerns an electronic display system, intended to be coupled with ultrasound imaging equipment capable of capturing an image of a medium, said system comprising a first monitor to display an ultrasound image such as captured by the ultrasound imaging equipment and image processing means. According to the invention, the system further comprises a second touch-screen monitor, means to duplicate the ultrasound image, means to send this duplicate to the second monitor on which at least part therefore is displayed, means to display at least one graphical element which, by means of the tactility of the screen, is used to perform at least one processing operation on the ultrasound image, means for instant application of all processing operations performed using the second monitor to the duplicate ultrasound image displayed on the second monitor, and means for instant or deferred application to the ultrasound image displayed on the first monitor of all or part of the processing operations performed on the duplicate ultrasound image by means of the second monitor.
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26 Claims
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14. An electronic display system for coupling with an ultrasound imaging equipment capable of capturing an image of a medium by means of an ultrasound probe, said system comprising:
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a first monitor to display an ultrasound image captured via the ultrasound imaging equipment and image processing means; a second monitor, separate from said first monitor, said second monitor comprising a touch-screen monitor; means for duplicating the ultrasound image displayed on said first monitor, said means for duplicating the ultrasound image conveying a duplicate ultrasound image to said second monitor upon which at least part of said duplicate ultrasound image is then displayed; display means, on said second monitor, for displaying at least one graphical element thereon, said display means processing tactile screen inputs and performing at least one processing operation on said ultrasound image, and wherein said at least one graphical is displayed in a superimposed manner over said duplicate ultrasound image; means for instant implementation of all processing operations performed using said second monitor on said duplicate ultrasound image displayed on said second monitor, and; means for instant or deferred application to the ultrasound image displayed on the first monitor of all or part of the processing operations performed on said duplicate ultrasound image using said second monitor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for processing an ultrasound image displayed on a first monitor of an electronic display system which is coupled with ultrasound imaging apparatus and image processing means capable of capturing said image, said method comprising:
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duplicating said ultrasound image displayed on said first monitor and sending said duplicate ultrasonic image to a touch-screen monitor independent of said first monitor; displaying at least part of said duplicated ultrasonic image on said touch-screen monitor; displaying on said touch-screen at least one graphical element permitting the performance, via tactile inputs to said touch screen, of at least one processing operation on said duplicate ultrasound image, said step of displaying on said touch-screen of said at least one graphical element being such that said graphical element is displayed in a superimposed manner over said duplicate ultrasound image; implementing said processing such as controlled via said at least one graphical element; instant applying all processing operations performed using said touch-screen monitor to said duplicate ultrasound image displayed on said touch-screen monitor, and; instantly applying or deferring application, to said ultrasound image displayed on said first monitor, all or part of said processing operations performed on said duplicate ultrasound image by means of said touch-screen monitor.
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Specification