Patent ID: 11896434
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An ultrasound imaging system comprising:
an ultrasound transducer configured to acquire echo signals responsive to ultrasound pulses transmitted toward a region of interest;
one or more processors in communication with the ultrasound transducer and configured to:
receive a plurality of image frames generated from the ultrasound echoes;
determine, for each image frame of the plurality of image frames, whether target anatomical feature is present in the image frames; and
generate, for each of the image frames of the plurality of image frames, index information based on a confidence level indicating the target anatomical feature is present in the given image frame; and

a user interface in communication with the one or more processors and configured to display a visual representation of the index information,
wherein the visual representation comprises a marker associated with the target anatomical feature, and wherein the visual representation further includes a first axis representing an order of the plurality of image frames and wherein the maker is located on the first axis at a location representing the given image frame where the target anatomical feature is present.