Ultrasound apparatus and information providing method of the ultrasound apparatus

A method performed by an ultrasound apparatus which includes a touch screen, the method comprising:

• displaying, in a first area of the touch screen, a gain setup window including adjustment elements which are slidable to set gain values of the ultrasound apparatus;
• displaying, in a second area of the touch screen concurrently with the display of the gain setup window in the first area, an item which is selectable to select a preset gain, the item including a graphical image displayed on the item and which is indicative of gain values of the preset gain, and
• in accordance with the item being selected,
• displaying, in the gain setup window, the adjustment elements at positions to which the adjustment elements were slid to set the gain values of the preset gain,
• obtaining an ultrasound image of an object by applying the preset gain to at least one ultrasound echo signal reflected from the object and detected by a probe, and
• displaying the obtained ultrasound image, wherein, while the item is displayed in the second area, and before the item is selected, the adjustment elements are slidable to set gain values of the ultrasound apparatus.

An ultrasound apparatus comprising:

• a touch screen;
• at least one memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor that executes the instructions to cause the ultrasound apparatus to:
• display a gain setup window including adjustment elements which are slidable to set gain values of the ultrasound apparatus,
• display, on the touch screen concurrently with the display of the gain setup window, a plurality of items including
• a first item which is selectable by a user of the ultrasound apparatus to cause the ultrasound apparatus to save gain values set by sliding the adjustment elements, as a preset gain,
• a second item including a displayed graphical image displayed on the second item and that is indicative of the saved gain values, the second item being selectable to cause the ultrasound apparatus to select the preset gain, and
• a third item which is selectable to cause the ultrasound apparatus to initialize positions of the adjustment elements included in the gain setup window,
• wherein,
• after the first item is selected and before the second item is selected, the adjustment elements are slidable to set gain values of the ultrasound apparatus, and
• the selection of the second item further causes the ultrasound apparatus to display, in the gain setup window, the adjustment elements at positions to which the adjustment elements were slid to set the gain values that were saved as the preset gain.