Generation of aggregate ultrasound images

A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying programmed instructions which, when executed by a processor directing a transducer, are operable for performing a method comprising:

• identifying a first constellation comprising at least three inconsistencies in a part that are depicted in a first ultrasound image that represents a first volume within a part;
• identifying a second constellation comprising a reoriented version of the first constellation, the second constellation is in a second ultrasound image that represents a second volume that partially overlaps the first volume;
• determining that distances between inconsistencies in the first constellation correspond with distances between inconsistencies in the second constellation;
• revising a coordinate space of the second ultrasound image such that the second constellation is coincident with the first constellation;
• and
• generating an that combines the first ultrasound image with the second ultrasound image after the coordinate space of the second ultrasound image has been revised.

A system comprising:

• an imaging system comprising an interface, a controller, and a memory,
• the controller receives a first ultrasound image that represents a first volume within a part, receives a second ultrasound image representing a second volume that partially overlaps the first volume, and stores the first ultrasound image and the second ultrasound image in the memory,
• the controller identifies a first constellation comprising at least three inconsistencies in the part that are depicted in the first ultrasound image, and identifies a second constellation comprising at least three inconsistencies in the part that are depicted in the second ultrasound image;
• the controller determines that distances between inconsistencies in the first constellation correspond with distances between inconsistencies in the second constellation, and revises a coordinate space of the second ultrasound image such that the second constellation is coincident with the first constellation;
• and
• the controller requests generation of an that combines the first ultrasound image with the second ultrasound image after the coordinate space of the second ultrasound image has been revised.

An apparatus comprising:

• a memory that stores ultrasound images of a part;
• and
• a controller that identifies a first constellation comprising at least three inconsistencies in the part that are depicted in a first ultrasound image, and identifies a second constellation comprising at least three inconsistencies in the part that are depicted in a second ultrasound image;
• the controller determines that distances between inconsistencies in the first constellation correspond with distances between inconsistencies in the second constellation, and revises a coordinate space of the second ultrasound image such that the second constellation is coincident with the first constellation;
• and
• the controller requests generation of an that combines the first ultrasound image with the second ultrasound image after the coordinate space of the second ultrasound image has been revised.