Ultrasound imaging enhancement to clinical patient monitoring functions
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a patient monitoring system for generating patient monitoring information; and
an ultrasound imaging unit integrated into the patient monitoring system, the ultrasound imaging unit configured to continuously generate ultrasound images from a patient and including algorithms configured to continuously extract therefrom, in response to the ultrasound images, physiological diagnostic data corresponding to adjunct physiological functions of the patient monitoring information and to generate ultrasound based trend analysis data of the physiological functions, wherein the algorithms include at least one of an automatic boundary extraction algorithm, regional wall motion algorithm, an automatic gain control algorithm, kinesis measurement, and a physiological measurement.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an ultrasound imaging unit integrated into a patient monitoring system continuously generating ultrasound images from a patient and continuously extracting therefrom diagnostic data.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a patient monitoring system for generating patient monitoring information; and
an ultrasound imaging unit integrated into the patient monitoring system, the ultrasound imaging unit configured to continuously generate ultrasound images from a patient and including algorithms configured to continuously extract therefrom, in response to the ultrasound images, physiological diagnostic data corresponding to adjunct physiological functions of the patient monitoring information and to generate ultrasound based trend analysis data of the physiological functions, wherein the algorithms include at least one of an automatic boundary extraction algorithm, regional wall motion algorithm, an automatic gain control algorithm, kinesis measurement, and a physiological measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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a patient monitoring system for generating patient monitoring information; and
a compact standalone ultrasound imaging unit connected to the patient monitoring system, the ultrasound imaging unit configured to continuously collect ultrasound images from a patient and including algorithms configured to process the ultrasound images to continuously extract therefrom, in response to the ultrasound images, physiological diagnostic data corresponding to adjunct physiological functions of patient monitoring information and to generate ultrasound based trend analysis data of the physiological functions, wherein the algorithms include at least one of an automatic boundary extraction algorithm, a regional wall motion algorithm, an automatic gain control algorithm, a kinesis measurement, and a physiological measurement. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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integrating an ultrasound imaging unit to a patient monitoring system, wherein the ultrasound imaging unit is configured to continuously generate ultrasound images from a patient and includes algorithms configured to continuously extract therefrom, in response to the ultrasound images, physiological diagnostic data corresponding to adjunct physiological functions of patient monitoring information and to generate ultrasound based trend analysis data of the physiological functions, wherein the algorithms include at least one of an automatic boundary extraction algorithm, a regional wall motion algorithm, an automatic gain control algorithm, a kinesis measurement, and a physiological measurement;
connecting the ultrasound imaging unit to a patient; and
continuously collecting ultrasound imaging data from the patient with use of the ultrasound imaging unit of the patient monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
continuously transmitting the diagnostic data using a communication channel to a location remote from the patient monitoring system and the ultrasound imaging unit.
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28. The method as recited in claim 27, further comprising:
analyzing the physiological diagnostic data and determining therefrom a medical treatment for the patient.
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29. The method as recited in claim 26, further comprising:
automatically determining and analyzing a region of a heart of the patient to be monitored using the ultrasound imaging unit.
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30. The method as recited in claim 26, further comprising:
providing a remote override capability, wherein the remote override capability is configured for allowing a person to override and manually control the ultrasound imaging unit.
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31. The method as recited in claim 26, further comprising:
continuously transmitting via a communication channel the ultrasound imaging data and the physiological diagnostic data.
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