Organic specimen feature identification in ultrasound data

A system, comprising:

• a server processor,
• wherein the server processor is configured to receive reference ultrasound data via a client processor from one or more ultrasound reflected waves reflected from specimen features in an organic specimen resultant from one or more reference ultrasound incident waves transmitted into the organic specimen,
• wherein positional awareness of each of the one or more reference ultrasound incident waves relative to the organic specimen is maintained,
• wherein the server processor is configured to identify a reference propagation region in the organic specimen and a corresponding reference model region in anatomic model data using specimen feature information in the reference ultrasound data and associated positional awareness information paired with corresponding model feature information in the anatomic model data,
• wherein the anatomic model data correspond to at least part of the organic specimen,
• wherein the server processor is configured to receive additional ultrasound data via the client processor from an additional ultrasound reflected wave reflected from one or more specimen features in the organic specimen resultant from an additional ultrasound incident wave transmitted into the organic specimen in an additional propagation region, and
• wherein positional awareness is maintained between the reference propagation region and the additional propagation region;
• the client processor,
• wherein the client processor is coupled to the server processor;
• an ultrasound transducer coupled to the client processor, configured to receive the ultrasound reflected waves from specimen features in the organic specimen resultant from the ultrasound incident waves transmitted into the organic specimen by the ultrasound transducer, and configured to transfer the ultrasound data from the ultrasound reflected waves to the client processor;
• and
• a location detection unit coupled to the client processor, configured to detect locations of the ultrasound transducer relative to the organic specimen and configured to transfer the relative location data to the client processor,
• wherein the client processor is further configured
• to correlate ultrasound data from a selected ultrasound reflected wave with corresponding relative location data of the ultrasound transducer maintaining thereby positional awareness of the propagation region of the associated ultrasound incident wave relative to the organic specimen and to transfer the correlated ultrasound data and relative location data to the server processor or
• to transfer the ultrasound data and relative location data to the server processor wherein the server processor is further configured to correlate ultrasound data from a selected ultrasound reflected wave with corresponding relative location data of the ultrasound transducer maintaining thereby positional awareness of the propagation region of the associated ultrasound incident wave relative to the organic specimen.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing a computer comprising a processor and associated memory to carry out a method, the method comprising:

• receiving reference ultrasound data from one or more ultrasound reflected waves reflected from specimen features in an organic specimen resultant from one or more reference ultrasound incident waves transmitted into the organic specimen by an ultrasound transducer,
• wherein positional awareness of each of the one or more reference ultrasound incident waves relative to the organic specimen is maintained using locations of the ultrasound transducer detected by a location detection unit;
• identifying a reference propagation region in the organic specimen and a corresponding reference model region in anatomic model data using specimen feature information in the reference ultrasound data and associated positional awareness information paired with corresponding model feature information in the anatomic model data,
• wherein the anatomic model data correspond to at least part of the organic specimen;
• and
• receiving additional ultrasound data from an additional ultrasound reflected wave reflected from one or more specimen features in the organic specimen resultant from an additional ultrasound incident wave transmitted into the organic specimen in an additional propagation region by the ultrasound transducer,
• wherein positional awareness is maintained between the reference propagation region and the additional propagation region using locations of the ultrasound transducer detected by the location detection unit.

A method for using an ultrasound system, comprising:

• receiving reference ultrasound data from one or more ultrasound reflected waves reflected from specimen features in an organic specimen resultant from one or more reference ultrasound incident waves transmitted into the organic specimen by an ultrasound transducer,
• wherein positional awareness of each of the one or more reference ultrasound incident waves relative to the organic specimen is maintained using locations of the ultrasound transducer detected by a location detection unit;
• identifying a reference propagation region in the organic specimen and a corresponding reference model region in anatomic model data using specimen feature information in the reference ultrasound data and associated positional awareness information paired with corresponding model feature information in the anatomic model data,
• wherein the anatomic model data correspond to at least part of the organic specimen;
• and
• receiving additional ultrasound data from an additional ultrasound reflected wave reflected from one or more specimen features in the organic specimen resultant from an additional ultrasound incident wave transmitted into the organic specimen in an additional propagation region by the ultrasound transducer,
• wherein positional awareness is maintained between the reference propagation region and the additional propagation region using locations of the ultrasound transducer detected by the location detection unit.