System and method for brightening a curve corresponding to a selected ultrasound ROI

A method for processing an ultrasound image comprising the steps of:

• determining either a region of interest (ROI) selected by a user on an ultrasound image displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) or a time intensity curve selected by the user from a plurality of curves displayed in the GUI, wherein each of the plural time intensity curves corresponds to a ROI;
• brightening either a time intensity curve corresponding to the selected region of interest or a ROI corresponding to the selected time intensity curve;
• and
• dimming either all time intensity curves not corresponding to the selected region of interest or all ROIs not corresponding to the selected time intensity curve.

An ultrasound imaging system for processing an ultrasound image comprising:

• means for playing a time sequence of ultrasound images in a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display;
• means for receiving at least one input from a user indicating selection of a particular region of interest (ROI) in a single frame of the sequence of ultrasound images, wherein a time intensity curve corresponding to the particular ROI is displayed in said GUI;
• and
• means for brightening the time intensity curve corresponding to the particular region of interest in the GUI.

A data processing method comprising the steps of:

• determining either a region of interest (ROI) selected by a user on an image displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) or a time intensity curve selected by the user from a plurality of time intensity curves;
• brightening either a time intensity curve corresponding to the selected ROI or a ROI corresponding to the selected time intensity curve;
• and
• dimming either all time intensity curves not corresponding to the selected ROI or all ROIs not corresponding to the selected time intensity curve.

A computer-readable medium storing a serious of programmable instructions for performing a method for processing an ultrasound image, the method comprising the steps of:

• playing a time sequence of ultrasound images in a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display;
• receiving at least one input from a user indicating selection of a particular region of interest (ROI) in a single frame of the sequence of ultrasound images, wherein a time intensity curve corresponding to the particular ROI is displayed in said GUI;
• and
• brightening the time intensity curve corresponding to the particular (ROI) in the GUI.

A computer-readable medium storing a series of programmable instructions for performing a data processing method comprising the steps of:

• determining either a region of interest (ROI) selected by a user on an image displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) or a time intensity curve selected by the user from a plurality of time intensity curves;
• brightening either a time intensity curve corresponding to the selected (ROI) or a ROI corresponding to the selected time intensity curve;
• and
• dimming either all time intensity curves not corresponding to the selected (ROI) or all ROIs not corresponding to the selected time intensity curve.