Simplified, interactive, real-time ultrasound biofeedback system for speech remediation

A system for an ultrasound biofeedback therapy for a speech remediation treatment for an individual through a user interface, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• an ultrasound machine comprising a display and communicatively coupled to the one or more memory modules;
• a probe device communicatively coupled to the ultrasound machine, the probe device comprising a transducer;
• a user interface module communicatively coupled to the display of the ultrasound machine, the user interface of a computing device, or both;
• and
• machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that cause the system to perform at least the following when executed by the one or more processors:
• transmit a plurality of ultrasound (US) waves from the probe device toward a tongue of the individual along a mid-sagittal plane from below a jaw area of the individual;
• receive, into the transducer of the probe device, a plurality of reflected US waves;
• convert, via the probe device, the plurality of reflected US waves into a plurality of US signals;
• transmit, via the probe device, the plurality of US signals to the ultrasound machine;
• generate one or more images of the tongue at least partially based on the plurality of US signals in real-time, the one or more images including identified Regions of Interest (ROIs) along tongue sub-parts comprising a tongue root, a tongue dorsum, and a tongue blade and respective ROI points identified therein, wherein each of the tongue root, the tongue dorsum, and the tongue blade are anatomical sub-parts of the tongue;
• through the user interface module, generate an interactive visual story for display on the user interface of the computing device;
• and
• update the interactive visual story in real-time with a tongue-mapping trajectory of the individual on the user interface based on the one or more images.