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System and method for storing and displaying ultrasound images

  • US 5,920,317 A
  • Filed: 06/11/1996
  • Issued: 07/06/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for displaying ultrasound video images comprising, in combination:

  • means for capturing analog video signals representing ultrasound images of a specific subject and converting the analog video signals into digital data signals representing the ultrasound images;

    means for associating the digital data signals with an identifier indicating the specific subject;

    means for storing the digital data signals and the identifier in a memory;

    means for retrieving and reviewing the digital data signals as full motion/still frame video images displayed on a display surface;

    means for associating an annotation with one or more frames of the video images, the annotation being stored in an annotation file associated with the data, and including fields to identify an annotation type and an image frame number to identify the image frame in the digital data to which the annotation is related;

    the annotation type identifying an icon associated with the annotation type; and

    the annotation icon being displayed on an annotation time line when the digital data is queued for review.

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