Patent ID: 11911212
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A method of ultrasound scanning, comprising:
receiving, by a processor disposed within a housing of a handheld ultrasound scanning device, a first user selection of an anatomical structure and a second user selection of a type of measurement, wherein a scanning procedure to be completed using the ultrasound scanning device comprises performing the type of measurement on the anatomical structure;
receiving, by the processor, ultrasound data obtained by an ultrasound assembly integrated with the housing of the handheld ultrasound scanning device;
filtering, by the processor, the received ultrasound data based on the scanning procedure to segregate relevant ultrasound data that is representative of the anatomical structure and useable for performing the type of measurement from irrelevant ultrasound data that is representative of the anatomical structure and not useable for performing the type of measurement;
discarding, by the processor, the irrelevant ultrasound data without an image being generated based on the irrelevant ultrasound data;
storing, by the processor, the relevant ultrasound data; and
outputting, by the processor, a graphical representation associated with the relevant ultrasound data to a display integrated with the housing.