Ultrasound observation device, method of operating ultrasound observation device, and computer readable recording medium

A method of operating an ultrasound observation device, the method comprising:

• setting any one of processing modes regarding multiple different processes performed on an ultrasound image by a user;
• performing, based on a command signal output from a touch-pad in accordance with a change in a touch position of a touching object, a process corresponding to the set processing mode;
• and
• determining, based on the set processing mode, a control to be performed out of a first control to stop a process on the ultrasound image and a second control to perform a predetermined process on the ultrasound image when it is detected that the touching object moves away from the touch-pad.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium on which an executable program is recorded, the program causes a processor of an ultrasound observation device to execute:

• setting any one of processing modes regarding multiple different processes performed on an ultrasound image by a user;
• performing, based on a command signal output from a touch-pad in accordance with a change in a touch position of a touching object, a process corresponding to the set processing mode;
• and
• determining, based on the set processing mode, a control to be performed out of a first control to stop a process on the ultrasound image and a second control to perform a predetermined process on the ultrasound image when it is detected that the touching object moves away from the touch-pad.