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US 2017/0000462 A1Published application
Ultrasound imaging system and method for associating a photographic image with an ultrasound image
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMichael Joseph Washburn, Nathan Robert Luttmann, Dennis Jeffrey Meister
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Abstract
An ultrasound imaging system and method includes acquiring an ultrasound image, acquiring a photographic image, and associating, with a processor that is a component of the ultrasound imaging system, the photographic image with the ultrasound image. The ultrasound imaging system and method also includes display the ultrasound image and the photographic image on a display device after associating the photographic image with the ultrasound image.
Claims22
A method of ultrasound imaging comprising:
- acquiring an ultrasound image with an ultrasound imaging system;
- acquiring a photographic image with a photographic imaging device;
- associating, with a processor that is a component of the ultrasound imaging system, the photographic image with the ultrasound image;
- and
- displaying the ultrasound image and the photographic image on a display device after associating the photographic image with the ultrasound image.
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An ultrasound imaging system comprising:
- a probe;
- a display device;
- and
- a processor in electronic communication with the probe and the display device, wherein the processor is configured to:
- control the probe to acquire an ultrasound image;
- receive a photographic image from a photographic imaging device;
- associate the photographic image with the ultrasound image;
- and
- display both the photographic image and the ultrasound image on the display device after associating the photographic image with the ultrasound image.
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