Medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and method for constructing a composite ultrasound image
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1. A method for constructing a composite ultrasound image, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving a command to store a generated ultrasound image, the ultrasound image comprising a plurality of visual components and an audio component;
(b) separately storing the plurality of visual components and the audio component;
(c) selecting at least one of the separately-stored components;
(d) retrieving the component(s) selected in (c); and
(e) constructing a composite ultrasound image from the component(s) retrieved in (d).
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Abstract
The preferred embodiments described herein provide a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and method for constructing a composite ultrasound image. In one preferred embodiment, visual and audio components of an ultrasound image are separately stored so that a composite image including some or all of the components can later be constructed. The audio component can take the form of Doppler audio or voice data, for example. In another preferred embodiment, stored computer-readable program code is selected to perform an operation on a constructed composite ultrasound image.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for constructing a composite ultrasound image, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving a command to store a generated ultrasound image, the ultrasound image comprising a plurality of visual components and an audio component;
(b) separately storing the plurality of visual components and the audio component;
(c) selecting at least one of the separately-stored components;
(d) retrieving the component(s) selected in (c); and
(e) constructing a composite ultrasound image from the component(s) retrieved in (d). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for constructing a composite ultrasound image, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving a command to store a generated ultrasound image, the ultrasound image comprising a plurality of components;
(b) separately storing the plurality of components;
(c) selecting at least one of the separately-stored components;
(d) selecting at least one stored computer-readable program code;
(e) retrieving the component(s) selected in (c);
(f) constructing a composite ultrasound image from the component(s) retrieved in (e); and
(g) performing an operation on the constructed composite ultrasound image using the computer-readable program code selected in (d). - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for storing and displaying an ultrasound image with Doppler audio, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving a command to store a generated ultrasound image;
the ultrasound image Comprising a visual component and a Doppler audio component;
(b) separately storing the visual component and the Doppler audio component in digital form;
(c) selecting at least one of the separately-stored components;
(d) retrieving the component(s) selected in (c);
(e) if the visual component was selected and retrieved, displaying the visual component; and
(f) if the Doppler audio component was selected and retrieved, playing the Doppler audio. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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