Guidance for patient in pelvic examination

An ultrasound system for automatic guidance in ultrasound scans comprising:

• an ultrasound probe configured to perform an ultrasound image acquisition;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• present the ultrasound image acquisition;
• receive user input representing one or more landmark points relative to one or more anatomical structures in the ultrasound image acquisition;
• identify the one or more anatomical structures based on the one or more landmark points;
• segment the one or more anatomical structures;
• track the one or more anatomical structures as a maneuver is performed by tracking the one or more landmark points, wherein the maneuver causes the one or more anatomical structures to move;
• and
• present the ultrasound image acquisition with feedback regarding the movement of the one or more anatomical structures.

An ultrasound system for automatic guidance in ultrasound scans comprising:

• an ultrasound probe configured to perform an ultrasound image acquisition;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• present the ultrasound image acquisition;
• receive user input representing one or more landmark points relative to one or more anatomical structures in the ultrasound image acquisition;
• identify the one or more anatomical structures based on the one or more landmark points;
• segment the one or more anatomical structures;
• present one or more volume structures based on the one or more segmented anatomical structures and present a portion of the one or more volume structures in a corresponding plane view;
• track the one or more segmented anatomical structures as a maneuver is performed by tracking the one or more landmark points, wherein the maneuver causes the one or more segmented anatomical structures to move;
• present the ultrasound image acquisition with a graphical representation of the movement of the one or more anatomical structures;
• determine a minimal hiatal dimension (MHD) in a series of ultrasound image frames of the ultrasound image acquisition;
• and
• present an ultrasound frame with a lowest MHD, an ultrasound frame with a highest MHD, or both upon completion of the maneuver.