Ultrasound imaging system and method for low-resolution background volume acquisition

An ultrasound imaging system comprising:

• an ultrasound probe;
• a user interface;
• a display device;
• and
• a processor in electronic communication with the ultrasound probe, the user interface and the display device, wherein the processor is configured to:
• control the ultrasound probe to acquire low-resolution volume data during the process of acquiring high-resolution slice data of a plane, wherein the low-resolution volume data has a lower resolution than the high-resolution slice data;
• display an ultrasound image on the display device based on the high-resolution slice data;
• generate a low-resolution volume based on the low-resolution volume data, wherein the low-resolution volume is not displayed;
• implement a neural network to calculate guidance information based on the low-resolution volume;
• and
• automatically perform at least one of the following actions based on the guidance information:
• display a guidance suggestion for adjusting the ultrasound probe in order to obtain a desired view;
• adjust steering parameters of the ultrasound probe in order to acquire the desired view with the ultrasound probe in a current position and orientation;
• provide a warning that the ultrasound probe is incorrectly positioned;
• or place a region-of-interest with respect to the ultrasound image.