Methods and apparatus for defining a protocol for ultrasound machine

摘要

A protocol-based ultrasound system (100) is described comprising a memory (136) storing a template (140) comprised of cells, each of the cells containing scan parameters (138) defining a scan sequence for acquisition of ultrasound images along at least two scan planes trough an object. The system includes a user input (134) for entering, prior to scanning the object, parameter values for the scan parameters (138) associated with the cells in the template (140) to define the scan sequences along the at least two scan planes. Also included is a probe (106) scanning the object to automatically and successively acquire ultrasound images along the at least two scan planes based on the parameter values for the scan parameters (138) in the cells.