Image indicator provision in an ultrasound system

摘要

Embodiments of providing image indicators together with an ultrasound image are disclosed. A mapping table including a plurality of objects each associated with examination locations, each of the examination locations being associated with one or more image indicators. The image indicators include a target organ marker indicative of each object, a body axis marker indicative of an anatomical orientation of each object, and an ultrasound beam direction marker indicative of a transmission direction of the ultrasound beam. A processing unit accesses the storage unit to provide the image indicators corresponding to a target object and examination location selected in response to selection instructions inputted by a user. The processing unit further 3-dimensionally rotates the image indicators based on position information of an ultrasound probe.

主权项

1. An ultrasound system, comprising:
a sensing unit configured to sense a 3-dimensional position and/or orientation of an ultrasound probe to form position information and/or orientation information; a display; and a processor configured to control the display to display one or more image indicators including an ultrasound beam direction marker depicting a direction of an ultrasound beam transmission transmitted from the ultrasound probe, and a target organ marker depicting a target object in a body, the ultrasound beam direction marker and the target organ marker being overlaid on each other, wherein the processor is further configured to 3-dimensionally rotate the ultrasound beam direction marker based on the position information and/or the orientation information of the ultrasound probe and to control the display to display a body axis marker in a 3-dimensional coordinate system indicating an anatomical orientation of the displayed target organ with respect to the body, and the body axis marker is displayed differently depending on the anatomical orientation of the displayed target organ in the 3-dimensional coordinate system.