User interface for imaging system

An ultrasound imaging device comprising:

• a transducer that outputs an ultrasonic imaging signal;
• a display device;
• and
• a control circuit that causes said display to display a graph of MI vs. depth.

An ultrasound imaging device comprising:

• a transducer that outputs an ultrasonic imaging signal and receives echoes of the ultrasonic imaging signal;
• a display device;
• and
• a control circuit that causes said display device to display an image based upon the received echoes and highlights portions of the image corresponding to the region being displayed receiving the highest MI, the highlighting including at least one of color, shading and boxing.

An ultrasound imaging device, comprising:

• a transducer that outputs an ultrasonic imaging signal and receives echoes of the ultrasonic imaging signal;
• a display device;
• and
• a control circuit that causes said display device to display an image based upon the received echoes and highlights portions of the image corresponding to the region being displayed receiving the highest MI, wherein the portion of the image corresponding to regions receiving the highest MI are determined based upon a table reflecting the results of prior experiments.

An ultrasound imaging device comprising:

• a transducer that outputs an ultrasonic imaging signal;
• a first controller that receives a value from a user requesting a certain power level to be output by the transducer;
• a second controller for confirming high MI imaging;
• and
• a control circuit that in response to input from the first controller adjusts the output of the transducer and when the requested power level exceeds a predetermined level, issues a warning to the user and holds the output of the transducer at the predetermined level until the user manipulates the second controller.

An ultrasound imaging device comprising:

• a transducer that outputs an ultrasonic imaging signal;
• a first controller;
• a second controller;
• and
• a control circuit that in response to input from the first controller adjusts a power level output by the transducer within a predefined range and when a power level over a predetermined value which is greater than the predefined range is input from the first controller, the control circuit requires input from the second controller prior to adjusting the power level output by the transducer outside the predefined range.