Patent Document ID: 20080246724
Application ID: 11732419
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for monitoring a target in a medical display in a medical imaging apparatus comprising a probe having transducers configured to transmit and receive a signal to and from a patient, a signal processor configured to process raw data resulting from signals received from the patient into a displayable image, a marker/cursor generator configured to place markers/cursors into the displayable image, and a display configured to display the displayable image, said method comprising: receiving echo signals from an area of interest of a patient; extracting raw data from the received echo signals; processing the extracted raw data to display a dual mode image on the medical display; setting a location and displaying a first marker/cursor in a first image of the dual mode image; determining a corresponding location of the marker/cursor in a second image of the dual mode image; and displaying a second marker/cursor in the second image of the dual mode image at the corresponding location simultaneously with the displaying of the first marker/cursor in the first image.