Artificial intelligence systems for generating ultrasound imaging workflow steps

An ultrasound imaging system comprising:

• an ultrasound probe comprising:
• a transducer configured to transmit and receive an ultrasound signal;
• a matching layer configured to have an acoustic impedance between a tissue to be imaged and a material of the transducer;
• and
• a damping block configured to absorb ultrasound energy;
• and
• a processing circuit having a processor coupled to a memory device storing instructions thereon that, when executed, cause the processing circuit to perform operations comprising:
• receiving image data obtained using the ultrasound probe;
• performing an image recognition process to identify an image characteristic based on the image data;
• converting the identified image characteristic into an artificial intelligence (AI) model input;
• receiving, from a retrieval model, contextual information comprising procedure-specific information and patient medical history;
• applying the AI model input and the contextual information to an AI model configured to generate an AI model output corresponding to a plurality of recommended next steps of a workflow process;
• converting the AI model output into a control signal;
• and
• controlling a display of the ultrasound imaging system based on the control signal, wherein controlling the display comprises causing the display to display the plurality of recommended next steps for an operator of the ultrasound imaging system to perform.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by an image processing circuit, image data obtained using an ultrasound probe;
• performing, by the image processing circuit, an image recognition process to identify an image characteristic based on the image data;
• converting, by an entity recognition circuit, the identified image characteristic into an artificial intelligence (AI) model input;
• receiving, by an AI circuit, the AI model input;
• receiving, by a retrieval model of the AI circuit, contextual information comprising procedure-specific information and patient medical history;
• applying, by the AI circuit, the AI model input and the contextual information to an AI model;
• outputting, by the AI circuit, an AI model output corresponding to a plurality of recommended next steps of a workflow process;
• converting, by the entity recognition circuit, the AI model output into a control signal;
• receiving, by a control circuit, the control signal;
• and
• controlling, by the control circuit, a display of an ultrasound imaging system based on the control signal, wherein controlling the display comprises causing the display to display the plurality of recommended next steps for an operator of the ultrasound imaging system to perform.