Methods and systems for ultrasound imaging

A method of comparing prior images of an anatomical feature with an active scan, the method comprising:

• displaying patient information on a first device that has been inputted through a user interface, wherein the user interface is a touch-screen;
• receiving an input of an active scan ultrasound image that includes the anatomical feature being scanned;
• displaying the active scan ultrasound image that includes the anatomical feature being scanned on a display screen;
• retrieving a series of prior generated ultrasound images of the anatomical feature, wherein the prior generated ultrasound images are displayed adjacent to the active scan;
• displaying a graphical representation of the anatomical feature on the user interface, the graphical representation displayed separately from the active scan;
• populating the graphical representation of the anatomical feature with labels from a prior generated worksheet;
• determining ultrasound images, from the series of prior generated ultrasound images of the anatomical feature, having labels that match labels from the prior generated worksheet;
• marking a lesion, or other feature of interest, matching the labels from the prior generated worksheet on the active scan;
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• comparing changes in the anatomical feature being scanned with the labels from a single previous ultrasound image, wherein the labels on the graphical representation are amended to indicate the current labels on the active scan.

An ultrasound system, comprising:

• an ultrasound probe comprising a transducer configured to transmit an ultrasound signal to a target object, receive an ultrasound echo signal reflected from the target object, and form ultrasound data corresponding to the target object;
• a first processor configured to form an ultrasound image from the ultrasound data;
• a first display screen;
• a touch-screen user interface;
• a second processor that receives input from the touch-screen user interface;
• and
• wherein in response to receiving input from the touch-screen user interface, the second processor sends a signal to a labeling module to input labels and measurements of the target object on both of the ultrasound image displayed on the first display screen and on a graphical representation of the target object displayed on a user interface.

An ultrasound system, comprising:

• an ultrasound probe comprising a transducer configured to transmit an ultrasound signal to a target object, receive an ultrasound echo signal reflected from the target object, and form ultrasound data corresponding to the target object;
• a first processor configured to form an ultrasound image from the ultrasound data;
• a first display screen, the first display screen divided into a plurality of sectors, each sector displaying different information, wherein the information is an active scan, captured images from the active scan, and images from previous scans of a same anatomical feature of a same individual;
• a touch-screen user interface;
• a second processor that receives input from the touch-screen user interface;
• and
• wherein in response to receiving input from the touch-screen user interface, the second processor sends a signal to a labeling module to input labels and measurements of the target object on an image on the first display screen and a graphical representation of an anatomical being scanned on a user interface.

An ultrasound system, comprising:

• an ultrasound probe comprising a transducer configured to transmit an ultrasound signal to a target object, receive an ultrasound echo signal reflected from the target object, and form ultrasound data corresponding to the target object;
• a first processor configured to form an ultrasound image from the ultrasound data;
• a first display screen,
• a touch-screen user interface, wherein the touch-screen user interface further comprises a measuring apparatus that calculates a distance between two fingers placed on the measuring apparatus and places a measurement for an anatomical feature being scanned on the ultrasound image and on a label on the graphical representation of the anatomical feature being scanned;
• a second processor that receives input from the touch-screen user interface;
• and
• wherein in response to receiving input from the touch-screen user interface, the second processor sends a signal to a labeling module to input labels and measurements of the target object on an image on the first display screen and a graphical representation of an anatomical being scanned on a user interface.