SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AND INTERACTING WITH ULTRASOUND IMAGES VIA A TOUCHSCREEN
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1. A method, comprising:
- acquiring medical imaging data with a medical imaging device;
generating an image from the acquired data;
displaying the image on a touch-sensitive display; and
during user touching of the displayed image, outputting tactile feedback via the display based on the acquired data.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for providing tactile feedback via a touch-sensitive display of an imaging system. In one embodiment, a method comprises acquiring medical imaging data with a medical imaging device, generating an image from the acquired data, displaying the image on a touch-sensitive display, and during user touching of the displayed image, outputting tactile feedback via the display based on the acquired data. In this way, a user may more easily understand and evaluate a displayed image.
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1. A method, comprising:
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acquiring medical imaging data with a medical imaging device; generating an image from the acquired data; displaying the image on a touch-sensitive display; and during user touching of the displayed image, outputting tactile feedback via the display based on the acquired data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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acquiring medical imaging data with a medical imaging device; and during the acquiring; generating an image from the acquired data; displaying the image on a touch-sensitive display; and in response to receiving a signal indicating a user is touching a region of the displayed image on the display, outputting tactile feedback via the display based on data content of the acquired data corresponding to one or more pixels in the region touched by the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An ultrasound imaging system, comprising:
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an ultrasound probe; a touch-sensitive display; a controller with non-transitory memory including instructions for; acquiring ultrasound data via the ultrasound probe; generating an image from the acquired data; displaying the image via the touch-sensitive display; and upon receiving a signal from the touch-sensitive display indicating a user is touching a region of the image on the display, outputting tactile feedback in a form of one or more of heat, applied voltage, and vibration at the region, where an intensity of the heat, applied voltage, or vibration is based on one or more image parameters determined from the acquired data and assigned to one or more pixels in the region. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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