Automatic adjustment of scan angle, scan depth and scan speed in an ultrasound system

摘要

An ultrasound system includes an ultrasound data acquisition unit, which is responsive to predetermined scan angle, scan depth and scan speed, configured to repeatedly transmit an ultrasound signal to a target object and receive an ultrasound echo reflected from the target object in sequential manner and form a plurality of ultrasound frame data sets based on the receive ultrasound echo. It also includes a processing unit configured to form a plurality of volume data sets each having a plurality of frames based on the plurality of ultrasound frame data sets and form at least two 2-dimensional ultrasound images based on the volume data sets. The processing unit is further configured to detect contours of the target object from the 2-dimensional ultrasound images and adjust the predetermined scan angle, scan depth and scan speed based on the detected contours.