Systems and methods for automated ultrasound examination

A system, comprising:

• a display device;
• and
• a computing device operably coupled to the display device and including memory storing instructions executable by a processor to:
• identify a view plane of interest based on one or more 3D ultrasound images;
• obtain a view plane image including the view plane of interest from a 3D volume of ultrasound data of a patient, where the one or more 3D ultrasound images are generated from the 3D volume of ultrasound data;
• segment an anatomical region of interest (ROI) within the view plane image to generate a contour of the anatomical ROI;
• and
• display the contour on the view plane image on the display device.

A method for an automated pelvic ultrasound exam, comprising:

• identifying a minimal hiatal dimension (MHD) plane based on one or more 3D ultrasound images generated from a 3D volume of ultrasound data of a patient;
• displaying, on a display device, an indicator of a location of the MHD plane relative to one of the one or more 3D ultrasound images;
• obtaining an MHD image including the MHD plane from the 3D volume of ultrasound data;
• segmenting a levator hiatus within the MHD image to generate a contour of the levator hiatus;
• performing one or more measurements of the levator hiatus based on the contour;
• and
• displaying, on the display device, results of the one or more measurements and/or displaying the contour on the MHD image.