A method and ultrasound imaging system for performing an ultrasound examination. The method and system includes entering a workflow and displaying a plurality of graphical icons positioned on a graphical model. The method and system includes selecting a first anatomical zone, acquiring a first image, and saving and associating the first image with the first anatomical zone. The method and system includes saving and associating a first clinical finding with the first anatomical zone. The method and system includes selecting a second anatomical zone, acquiring a second image, and saving and associating the second image with the second anatomical zone. The method and system includes saving and associating a second clinical finding with the second anatomical zone. The method and system include displaying an examination overview including the first image, the first clinical finding, the second image, and the second clinical finding.

An ultrasonic image is obtained from a bias-switchable row-column array transducer. A row channel data set is obtained by applying a bias voltage pattern to groups of row electrodes, the bias voltage pattern being chosen such that row electrodes within each group have the same bias voltage; transmitting a waveform along each of the plurality of row electrodes; and recording received column signals from each of the plurality of column electrodes. A column channel data set is obtained by applying a bias voltage pattern to groups of column electrodes, the bias voltage pattern being chosen such that column electrodes within each group have the same bias voltage; transmitting a waveform along each of the plurality of column electrodes; and recording received row signals from each of the plurality of row electrodes.

The present invention is related to a cartridge. More in particular, the present invention relates to a cartridge by which a liquid held in the cartridge can be mixed, within the cartridge, with a further liquid held in the cartridge or with a pressurized gas. The present invention further relates to a cartridge system comprising such a cartridge and a device in which the cartridge can be releasably inserted, wherein the device is configured for providing pressurized gas(ses) to be used as propellant(s) for moving the liquid(s) inside the cartridge for the purpose of mixing the liquid(s), and/or to be used as gas to be mixed.

The present invention comprises methods, compositions, devices and systems for determining the status of, or treating, a body structure or conduit. An embodiment of the invention comprises a fluid pressure control device for pressure control of fluid introduced into a body structure or conduit.

An ultrasound treatment system operable to deliver ultrasound energy to a patient's brain, the system comprises a treatment ultrasound transducer comprising a plurality of treatment elements, the treatment ultrasound transducer locatable to deliver ultrasound into the head of the patient. The system further comprises a data store, one or more position sensors configured to detect relative movement between the head of the patient and the treatment ultrasound transducer, and a data processor.

A method of making an intracorporeal marker, including the method steps of providing a core having a first material with porous hydroxyapatite; and completely covering the core an outer region having a second material with less porous hydroxyapatite, wherein ultrasonic or radiative imaging reveals a difference between the marker and tissue.

Disclosed are a method for playing a CEUS movie file, an ultrasound movie file, and ultrasound apparatus. The method comprises: receiving a playing instruction for the movie file which is a dynamic data of generated by ultrasound echoes returned from a target tissue to which ultrasound waves are transmitted by a probe of an ultrasound apparatus; determining an imaging frame rate of the ultrasound images; determining a playback frame rate of the movie file according to the imaging frame rate negatively correlated with the playback frame rate; and playing the movie file with the playback frame rate. By using the playback frame rate which is negatively correlated with the imaging frame rate to play movie files, the movie files with low frame rate can be played more smoothly and the movie files with high frame rate can be played in line with the look and feel of the human eye.

A method for performing a medical procedure requiring effective, reliable and foolproof delivery of controlled amounts of a medical grade gas to a patient includes providing a compressed gas cylinder having a weight with medical grade gas sealed therein of at least twelve grams and not greater than fifty grams. The method also includes connecting the compressed gas cylinder to an integrated compressed gas unit including a regulator valve assembly positioned between an outlet port and an inlet port, wherein the regulator valve assembly includes a press button actuator and regulator adjustment dial. A flow control system is secured to the compressed gas unit and the medical grade gas is delivered in precisely controlled amounts by actuating the compressed gas unit and operating the flow control system to deliver the medical grade gas to vasculature of the patient.

Disclosed are 3D/4D contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging (CEUS) apparatus, 3D/4D CEUS imaging methods and media. The method comprises: receiving an input for selecting a 3D/4D contrast-enhanced imaging mode; receiving an input for setting an imaging velocity including a first imaging velocity and a higher second imaging velocity; controlling the apparatus with an imaging parameter associated with the selected imaging mode and the set imaging velocity to achieve imaging with the selected imaging mode in the set imaging velocity, wherein an association between the imaging parameter and the imaging velocity allows that an amount of data required to generate images per volume using the first imaging velocity is greater than that using the second imaging velocity. In this way, a desired imaging mode and imaging velocity can be chosen freely and an imaging parameter can be selected pointedly, meeting real-time observation needed by doctors with limited data processing capability and various probes.

A system and method is provided for providing an indication of viewable and non-viewable parts of an interventional device in an ultrasound image. The system includes a processing unit including a detection and recognition system configured to detect a pattern of echogenic features within ultrasound images, and a memory unit operably connected to the processing unit storing information regarding echogenic patterns on individual interventional devices. The detection and recognition system determines viewable and non-viewable parts of detected echogenic patterns in the ultrasound image by comparing the dimensions of the stored echogenic patterns with the representation of the detected echogenic patterns in the ultrasound images and positions an indicator within the ultrasound image on the display in alignment with the locations of the viewable and non-viewable parts of the detected echogenic patterns on the interventional device.