DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM CONTROL WITH MULTIPLE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

摘要

A user control of a medical imaging system is normally operated by the user to control a function of the system such as the position of one image plane relative to another. There are a number of modes in which the relative plane position can be varied, such as varying the relative elevation position or the relative lateral position of the planes. To switch from one mode to the other the user moves the user control rapidly to effect a change of the mode of operation being controlled. A processor senses the high speed motion of the user control and changes the mode being controlled by the user control to a new mode. The user control may comprise a trackball, rotary knob, linear slider, touchpad, or other control panel user control.