The invention relates to a cardiotocography girdle. It is in the form of a spherical cap and comprises at least nineteen ultrasound transducers, denoted USTs, which are positioned on a first support layer (23) made of an elastic material, each UST being positioned in a support cavity (20), said girdle comprising a second support layer (24), likewise made of an elastic material and which encapsulates said USTs housed in the support cavities (20) with the first support layer (23), assembly being performed by adhesively bonding the first support layer (23) to the second support layer (24).

The present technology relates to a display device, a display method, and an ultrasonic diagnostic system capable of providing a realistic ultrasonic diagnostic result. An image corresponding to an image signal obtained from an output signal of an ultrasonic diagnostic device is displayed on a display panel. Moreover, the display panel is vibrated according to a sound vibration signal obtained from the output signal by an actuator disposed on a back surface side of the display panel, whereby sound that is audibly sensed and vibration that is tactilely sensed are output on the display panel. The present technology can be applied to, for example, the ultrasonic diagnostic system or the like that performs inspection using ultrasonic waves.

The present invention relates to a method and system for determining a central pulse wave velocity in a pregnant woman. The method comprises receiving an indication of a measurement of a length of a human aortic path outside the body to provide an aortic length, arranging a sound transducer at the position of the anatomical projection of the uterine artery, identifying the opening of the maternal aortic valve with measurement from the sound transducer as a first time, and the pulse wave arrival time at the uterine artery with measurements from the sound transducer as a second time, determining the central transit time based on the difference between the second time and the first time, and calculating the central pulse wave velocity based on the aortic length and the central transit time.

A graphical user interface displayed by a processing device in operative communication with an ultrasound device may include a preset filter option that provides an easy way to switch between different presets which belong to a preset family. The user uses the preset filter feature to cycle through the different presets in the family while remaining on the same screen that is showing ultrasound images collected in real time. The imaging depth remains the same while the user is using the preset filter feature to select the preset within a family. Other settings such as time-gain compensation may not remain the same when cycling between presets. The preset filter feature allows a user to continuously view and assess the ultrasound images being collected in real time while cycling through the presets in the family.

Aspects of this disclosure relate to directing the movement of instrument such as medical devices. For example, data regarding an ongoing physical of an instrument that is configured to gather spatial data via physical manipulation of the instrument for a procedure is received. A current orientation of the instrument is determined. Additional spatial data to gather for the procedure is determined. A subsequent physical manipulation on how to physically maneuver the instrument relative to the current orientation to gather the additional spatial data is determined. Real-time feedback on how to execute the subsequent physical manipulation is provided.

The ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes: a display; a probe configured to acquire an ultrasound signal of a heart; and a controller configured to generate an ultrasound image of the heart based on the ultrasound signal, control the display to display the ultrasound image of the heart, and determine an exercise cycle of the heart based on the movement of at least one valve included in the ultrasound image, wherein the ultrasound image comprises an atrium and a ventricle of the heart.

A method for display processing of 3D image data includes obtaining 3D volume data of the head of a target body; detecting a transverse section at an anatomical position from the 3D volume data according to image characteristic of the head of the target body in a transverse section related to the anatomical position; and displaying the transverse section.

A medical imaging system configured to analyze an acquired image to determine the imaging plane and orientation of the image. The medical imaging system may be further configured to determine a location of an aperture to acquire a key anatomical view and transmit instructions to a controller to move the aperture to the location. A sonographer may not need to move the ultrasound probe for the medical imaging system to move the aperture to the location. An ultrasound probe may include a transducer array that may have one or more degrees of freedom of movement within the probe. The transducer array may be translated by one or more motors that receive instructions from the controller to position the aperture.

A system and method for automatically analyzing placenta insufficiency in a curved topographical ultrasound image slice is provided. The method includes acquiring, by an ultrasound system, an ultrasound volume of a placental anatomy section, the ultrasound volume comprising color Doppler information. The method includes extracting, by at least one processor of the ultrasound system, a topographical ultrasound image slice at a distance below an inner surface of the placental anatomy section. The topographical ultrasound image slice is curved in all three dimensions and includes the color Doppler information. The method includes analyzing, by the at least one processor, the color Doppler information of the topographical ultrasound image slice to generate perfusion data information. The method includes causing, by the at least one processor, a display system to present the topographical ultrasound image slice with the perfusion data information.

On the basis of voxel data for a plurality of voxels constituting a set of ultrasound volume data, a voxel group identifying unit 50 identifies, in said ultrasound volume data, one or more voxel groups formed by a plurality of voxels in which voxel data satisfy a condition of being linked. On the basis of the voxel data for a plurality of voxels corresponding to each voxel group to be displayed, from among the one or more identified voxel groups, an image forming unit 80 forms an ultrasound image in which the voxel groups to be displayed are indicated clearly in a selective manner. It is thus possible for a three-dimensional image to be formed in such a way that one part of the image, such as floating matter in the amniotic fluid, does not interfere with another part of the image, such as a fetus.