Provided are an ultrasound medical imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the ultrasound medical imaging apparatus. The ultrasound medical imaging apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe configured to transmit an ultrasound signal to an object and receive an ultrasound echo signal from the object; at least one processor configured to obtain ultrasound image data by using the ultrasound echo signal and generate ultrasound streaming image data of the object based on the ultrasound image data; and a communicator configured to transmit the ultrasound streaming image data to an external device, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to generate ultrasound still image data based on the ultrasound image data when a preset event occurs, and the communicator is further configured to transmit the ultrasound still image data to the external device.

A method for displaying a passive cavitation image that shows characteristic information of a passive cavitation includes: receiving an ultrasound signal caused by the passive cavitation; generating a plurality of first passive cavitation images for the passive cavitation at predetermined respective time frame using the received ultrasound signal by a DAS beam forming; generating a plurality of second passive cavitation images in which a maximum magnitude signal region is displayed by selecting a main lobe region having a magnitude greater than or equal to a predetermined value in the respective first passive cavitation image; generating a main lobe passive cavitation image in which a main region is displayed in the respective time frame by superimposing the plurality of the second passive cavitation images obtained for the respective time frame; and generating a passive cavitation image by displaying the main lobe passive cavitation image on a background image.

An ultrasound apparatus includes a plurality of channels, each including a transmission channel for generating and outputting a transmission signal based on a synchronization signal, a temperature detector for outputting a temperature information signal of the transmission channel, a transducer element for converting the transmission signal output from the transmission channel into an ultrasound signal and outputting the ultrasound signal, a reception channel for receiving a reception signal that returns after the ultrasound signal is transmitted to and reflected from an object, and acquiring ultrasound image data based on the received reception signal, and a switching circuit for connecting the temperature detector to the reception channel such that the reception channel receives the temperature information signal of the transmission channel. The reception channel generates a control signal for closing or opening the switching circuit, and the switching circuit is closed or opened on the generated control signal.

An ultrasound imaging system include a console with transmit circuitry configured to generate an excitation electrical pulse that excites transducer elements of a probe to produce an ultrasound pressure field and configured to receive an echo signal generated in response to the ultrasound pressure field interacting with tissue. The console further includes receive circuitry configured to convert the echo signal into an electrical signal, and an echo processor configured to generate a live ultrasound image based on the electrical signal into. The console further includes a tracking processor configured to extract, in real-time, a feature common to both the live ultrasound image and previously generated volumetric image data from at least the live ultrasound image, and register, in real-time, the live ultrasound image with previously generated volumetric image data based on the common feature extracted in real-time to create the fused image. A display displays the fused image.

A method and a system for acquiring a 3D ultrasound image. The method includes receiving a request to capture a plurality of ultrasound image for a medical test corresponding to a medical condition. The method further includes determining a body part corresponding to the medical test. Further, the method includes identifying an imaging site particular to the medical test. Furthermore, the method includes providing a navigational guidance to the user in real time for positioning a handheld ultrasound device. Subsequently, the user is assisted to capture the plurality of ultrasound image of the imaging site in real time using deep learning. Further, the plurality of ultrasound images of the imaging site is captured. Finally, the method includes converting the plurality of ultrasound image to a 3-Dimensional (3D) ultrasound image in real time.

An ultrasound control unit (12) is for configuring visualization of ultrasound data using in use a display unit. The control unit is adapted to acquire ultrasound image data and to automatically control visualization of the most relevant parts and views the data, based on current levels of a number of different monitored physiological parameters. In particular, responsively to one of the physiological parameters entering or leaving a pre-defined range of values (e.g. representative of an alert or normal condition respective for the patient), the control unit determines a most appropriate anatomical region within the image data for representing the changed physiological parameter, and a most useful visualization mode (e.g. view) for presenting or showing that anatomical region within the image data. One or more display frames are generated which show the anatomical region visualized in accordance with the selected visualization mode. A control output is generated for controlling a display panel to display the one or more display frames.

An ultrasonic diagnostic device includes: a probe including a plurality of elements; a transmission unit that transmits an ultrasonic beam by performing transmission focusing in a first direction from the plurality of elements; a reception unit that generates element data by processing reception signals output from the plurality of elements that has received an ultrasonic echo generated by the transmitted ultrasonic beam; an element data processing unit that generates reflection component removal data by removing a reflection component generated from the first direction from the element data; an image generation unit that generates an ultrasonic image by performing reception focusing for the element data; and a control unit that controls the image generation unit to generate an image signal along a second direction different from the first direction by performing reception focusing in the second direction for the reflection component removal data generated by the element data processing unit.

The invention provides a handheld imaging device capable of performing biplane imaging, wherein a first image plane or a second imaging plane (having different orientations) may be selected for image capture based on a motion characteristic of the device as determined by a sensor.

An analyzing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to detect a shear wave propagating in an object. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate an index value that indicates viscosity within the object and that is not dependent on any physical model related to viscoelasticity, by analyzing the detected shear wave.

A method of displaying an ultrasound image includes reading, based on a user's input, the ultrasound image stored in a storage medium; displaying, on a screen, the ultrasound image and TGC information that is matched to the ultrasound image; receiving an input of modifying the TGC information by adjusting a TGC value in the TGC information, the at least one TGC value corresponding to a depth value; and updating the ultrasound image based on the modified TGC information.