Patent Document ID: 8951200
Application ID: 13572562
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An ultrasound imaging apparatus, comprising: a touch screen display to display an ultrasound image; a touch processor coupled with the touch screen display to receive from a user a touch input from a portion of the ultrasound image currently being displayed; a computer aided measurement (CAM) processor coupled with the touch processor to measure the ultrasound image; and a computer aided diagnosis (CAD) processor coupled with the touch processor to diagnose the ultrasound image; wherein: the ultrasound imaging apparatus enters a CAD and CAM mode; the touch processor determines whether the touch input instructs running a CAM command or a CAD command; upon receiving the determination that the touch input instructs running a CAM command, the CAM processor performs an initial measurement on the ultrasound image, provides a first measurement result to the touch screen display for the user to review, and performs a refined measurement on the ultrasound image and provides a second measurement result based on ascertaining that the user rejects the first measurement result; and upon receiving the determination that the touch input instructs running a CAD command, the CAD processor ascertains whether the touch input instructs running an automatic CAD mode or an interactive CAD mode, and upon ascertaining that the touch input instructs running an interactive CAD mode, performs an interactive diagnosis on the ultrasound image based on receiving at least one touch input from the user indicating the user's acceptance or rejection of a result of the interactive diagnosis and based on the first measurement result or the second measurement result provided by the CAM processor.