System and method for comparing ultrasound images corresponding to two user-selected data points
First Claim
1. An imaging system for accessing an image using at least one graph comprising:
- a display displaying the at least one graph having at least one curve plotted thereon, each of a plurality of data points of the at least one curve corresponding to a different image;
means for receiving an input indicating selection by a user of a data point of the plurality of data points and for displaying a fist image corresponding to the selected data point on the display, wherein the means for receiving is configured to receive another input indicating selection by the user of a subsequent data point of the plurality of data points and is configured to display a second image corresponding to the subsequently-selected data point on the displaymeans for receiving a selection by a user of a portion of one of the first and second images indicating a common region of interest for the first and second images; and
means for displaying two sets of parameters for the user selected region of interest, each set of parameters corresponding to one of the first and second images.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for simplifying off-line quantification of ultrasound images by displaying a graphical user interface showing a real-time ultrasound image for enabling a user to freeze the real-time ultrasound image to display an image sequence capable of being modified and played back by the user. The graphical user interface displays graphs or curves providing data related to the ultrasound images. Each data point on the curves represents one ultrasound image of the ultrasound images. When the user selects a particular data point on a curve of a graph, the corresponding ultrasound image is displayed by the graphical user interface. The user can then select another data point on the same curve or another curve to display another corresponding ultrasound image. The two ultrasound image framescan then be compared. The system and method of the present invention further provide the ability for a user to select a region of interest within one of the displayed images to display parameters associated with the selected region of interest for the two ultrasound images.
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10 Claims
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1. An imaging system for accessing an image using at least one graph comprising:
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a display displaying the at least one graph having at least one curve plotted thereon, each of a plurality of data points of the at least one curve corresponding to a different image; means for receiving an input indicating selection by a user of a data point of the plurality of data points and for displaying a fist image corresponding to the selected data point on the display, wherein the means for receiving is configured to receive another input indicating selection by the user of a subsequent data point of the plurality of data points and is configured to display a second image corresponding to the subsequently-selected data point on the display means for receiving a selection by a user of a portion of one of the first and second images indicating a common region of interest for the first and second images; and means for displaying two sets of parameters for the user selected region of interest, each set of parameters corresponding to one of the first and second images. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An imaging system for displaying parameters associated with a region of interest common to two different images, the system comprising:
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means for receiving an input indicating selection of a portion of one of the two different images by a user indicating a user selected region of interest common to the two different images; and a display for displaying a first set of parameters associated with the user selected region of interest for one of the two different images and a second set of parameters associated with the user selected region of interest for the other of the two different images. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A computer-readable medium storing a series of programmable instructions for performing a method for displaying parameters associated with a region of interest common to two different images, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an input indicating selection of a portion of one of the two different images by a user indicating a user selected region of interest common to the two different images; displaying a first set of parameters associated with the user selected region of interest for one of the two different images; and displaying a second set of parameters associated with the user selected region of interest for the other of the two different images. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium storing a series of programmable instructions for selecting a region of interest comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first image corresponding to a first selected data point of a plurality of data points displaying a second image corresponding to a second selected data point receiving an input correspond to one of the first and second images from the user indicating user selection of a region of interest less than an entire image that is common to each of the first and second displayed images; displaying two sets of parameters for the user selected region of interest, each set of parameters corresponding to one of the first and second displayed images. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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