Method and system for automatically detecting an ultrasound image view and focus to provide measurement suitability feedback

A system comprising:

• an ultrasound system configured to acquire an ultrasound image of a target;
• at least one processor configured to:
• automatically identify an ultrasound image view from a plurality of ultrasound image views based on detected anatomical structures present in the ultrasound image, wherein each of the plurality of ultrasound image views is associated with at least one specific measurement;
• automatically select the at least one specific measurement based on the identified ultrasound image view, wherein each of the at least one specific measurement is a measurement of one or more of the detected anatomical structures in the ultrasound image;
• and
• assign a measurement grade for each of the at least one specific measurement, wherein each of the measurement grade represents an ability to accurately perform a corresponding one of the at least one specific measurement in the ultrasound image;
• and
• a display system configured to simultaneously present an identification of each of the at least one specific measurement and the measurement grade for each of the at least one specific measurement, prior to performance of any of the at least one specific measurement.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:

• receiving an ultrasound image of a target;
• automatically identifying an ultrasound image view from a plurality of ultrasound image views based on detected anatomical structures present in the ultrasound image, wherein each of the plurality of ultrasound image views is associated with at least one specific measurement;
• automatically selecting the at least one specific measurement based on the identified ultrasound image view, wherein each of the at least one specific measurement is a measurement of one or more of the detected anatomical structures in the ultrasound image;
• assigning a measurement grade for each of the at least one specific measurement, wherein each of the measurement grade represents an ability to accurately perform a corresponding one of the at least one specific measurement in the ultrasound image;
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• causing a display system to simultaneously present an identification of each of the at least one specific measurement and the measurement grade for each of the at least one specific measurement, prior to performance of any of the at least one specific measurement.