Patent ID: 6301512
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A61B,G01N,G01S

Abstract:
A system for analyzing and displaying ultrasonic test data produced by an ultrasonic test apparatus for a test part, the system comprising:(a) a display for simultaneously displaying ultrasonic test data in at least two display portions, including a first display portion and a second display portion, each of said display portions displaying ultrasonic test data in a format selected from the group consisting of an A-Scan, a B-Scan, a pulse echo, and a time of flight format, said display presenting ultrasonic test data in a manner such that locations on said display correspond to locations on said test part;(b) an input device responsive to an operator's input for selecting at least one location on said first display portion, wherein said at least one location corresponds to a selection of the ultrasonic test data as displayed within said first display portion, and producing display location data, wherein said display location data can be produced a plurality of times in response to a plurality of input selections by the operator; and(c) control means coupled to said display and said input device for receiving the display location data from said input device, determining ultrasonic test data parameters corresponding to the display location data, filtering out portions of the ultrasonic test data based on the combination of the ultrasonic test data parameters and the format of said second display portion, and for causing said second display portion to update said display of ultrasonic data by displaying portions of the ultrasonic test data that have not been filtered out, wherein said filtering and updating of data can be done a plurality of times in response to a plurality of display location data produced by said input device.