Image classification-dependent user interface in ultrasound imaging

A method for a classification-dependent user interface in ultrasound imaging with an ultrasound scanner, the method comprising:

• scanning, by the ultrasound scanner, a cardiac region of a patient;
• identifying, by the ultrasound scanner, a first cardiac view of the patient represented by an image from the scanning;
• assigning an anatomy list including ordered anatomy selection options corresponding to distinct anatomical structures of the identified cardiac view to a single user input element of a user interface, the anatomy list assigned based on the identified cardiac view;
• placing a Doppler gate or region of interest for flow imaging in response to user input with the single user input element, wherein successive actuations of the single user input element sequentially shift the placement of the Doppler gate or region of interest to a next one of the distinct anatomical structures in the anatomy list;
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• imaging flow at a current selected one of the anatomy selection options with the Doppler gate or color region of interest,
• wherein the anatomy list includes anatomy selection options which are ordered according to priority that defines a sequence of the distinct anatomical structures specific to the identified cardiac view.

A system for an image classification-dependent user interface in ultrasound imaging, the system comprising:

• an image processor configured to identify a view represented by ultrasound data, alter behavior of a single user interface component based on the view identified by the ultrasound data such that identification of a different view provides for different behavior of the same single user interface component, and receive selection of an anatomy selection option corresponding to a distinct anatomical structure included in an ordered anatomy list assigned based on the view identified by the ultrasound data using the interface component, wherein successive actuations of the single user interface component sequentially shift a placement of a Doppler gate or region of interest to a next one of the distinct anatomical structures in the ordered anatomy list;
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• an ultrasound system configured to image based on the selection of the distinct anatomical structure,
• wherein the anatomy list includes anatomy selection options which are ordered according to priority that defines a sequence of the distinct anatomical structures specific to the identified view.