Patent ID: 9129048
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61B,G01S,G16H

Abstract:
1. An ultrasound imaging system comprising: a user interface configured to receive user inputs from an operator during an imaging session, the user interface including a display device having a display area; the system including one or more processors that are configured to: receive ultrasound signals from a diagnostic probe and process the signals to generate ultrasound images; and display, concurrently, an acquired image of the ultrasound images and a user-selectable element in the display area, the acquired image including an anatomical feature of a subject, the one or more processors being configured to display an activated frame over the acquired image in the display area when the user-selectable element is selected by the operator, the activated frame appearing partially transparent such that the anatomical feature is visible through the activated frame, wherein the activated frame includes a data field that is configured to receive a user input entered by the operator as the acquired image is located under the data field, wherein the activated frame appears over the acquired image in response to the user-selectable element being selected by the operator, the activated frame covering an area of the acquired image, the user interface configured to remove the activated frame from the area in response to a user action, wherein the area of the acquired image is not covered after the activated frame is removed from the area.