System and method for ultrasound imaging

摘要

A system and method for ultrasound imaging includes acquiring volumetric data of a volume of interest with an ultrasound imaging system. The system and method includes acquiring planar data with the ultrasound imaging system during the process of acquiring the volumetric data, the planar data including data of a plane through the volume of interest. The system and method includes displaying a reference image based on the planar data during the process of acquiring the volumetric data. The system and method also includes displaying an image based on the volumetric data.

主权项

1. A method of ultrasound imaging comprising:
acquiring first volumetric data of a volume of interest with a probe that is a component of an ultrasound imaging system during a first cardiac cycle while the ultrasound imaging system is in a first imaging mode; displaying a first image based on all of the first volumetric data; positioning the probe using the first image; acquiring second volumetric data with the probe after said positioning the probe, where the second volumetric data is acquired for multiple cardiac cycles after the first cardiac cycle while the ultrasound imaging system is a second imaging mode that is different from the first imaging mode; acquiring second planar data of a plane through the volume of interest with the probe during the process of acquiring the second volumetric data, where the ultrasound imaging system is in the first imaging mode while acquiring the second planar data; displaying a second reference image generated from the second planar data during the process of acquiring the second volumetric data; and displaying a second image based on all of the second volumetric data.