Imaging system with reporting function and method of operation thereof

A data acquisition method performed by a controller, the method comprising the acts of:

• (a) receiving information related to a first sequence of a plurality of images be acquired in a predetermined order according to an exam protocol specific to an organ or vessels being assessed;
• (b) receiving, from an ultrasonic probe, iteratively, for each image of the plurality of images to be acquired in the first sequence, image information corresponding to a current image of the plurality of images in the sequence;
• (c) determining, for each iteration with the current image, whether a caliper input has been received, and when it is determined that a caliper input has been received:
• (c)(i) obtaining coordinate information corresponding to one or more locations of interest in the current image,
• (c)(ii) selecting, by the controller, a further image to be acquired which is different from, and associated with, the current image, acquiring the further image and including the further image in a second sequence of images, wherein the second sequence of images comprises the first sequence of images modified to include the further image placed between the current image and a next image to be acquired in the first sequence, and
• (c)(iii) obtaining coordinate information corresponding to one or more locations of interest in the further image of the second sequence of images;
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• (d) saving a report that comprises (d)(i) the image information and (d)(ii) the coordinate information corresponding to the one or more locations of interest, for (d)(iii) each image of the plurality of images of the first sequence and (d)(iv) each further image of the second sequence of images.

A non-transitory computer-readable-medium embodied with a computer program executable by a controller for receiving image information from an ultrasonic probe, the computer program comprising:

• a program portion configured to (a) receive information related to a sequence of a plurality of images to be acquired in a predetermined order according to an exam protocol specific to an organ or vessels being assessed;
• a program portion configured to (b) receive, from an ultrasonic probe, iteratively, for each image of the plurality of images to be acquired in the first sequence, image information corresponding to a current image of the plurality of images in an image sequence;
• a program portion configured to (c) determine, for each iteration with the current image, whether a caliper input has been received, and when it is determined that a caliper input has been received:
• (c)(i) to obtain coordinate information corresponding to one or more locations of interest in the current image,
• (c)(ii) to select, by the controller, a further image which is different from, and associated with, the current image, acquire the further image and include the further image in a second sequence of images, wherein the second sequence of images comprises the first sequence of images modified to include the further image placed between the current image and a next image to be acquired in the first sequence, and
• (c)(iii) to obtain coordinate information corresponding to one or more locations of interest in the further image of the second sequence of images;
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• a program portion configured to (d) save a report that comprises (d)(i) the image information and (d)(ii) the coordinate information corresponding to the one or more locations of interest, for (d)(iii) each image of the plurality of images of the first sequence and (d)(iv) each further image of the second sequence of images.