Ultrasound imaging system and method for displaying an acquisition quality level

1. A method of ultrasound imaging comprising:

acquiring ultrasound data;

generating a first image in a first mode based on the ultrasound data;

receiving a selection of an ROI with respect to the first image;

generating a second image in a second mode based on the ultrasound data corresponding to the ROI;

determining an acquisition quality level for the ultrasound data corresponding to the ROI;

simultaneously displaying, on a display device, the first image, the second image, and a border to indicate a position of the ROI on the first image, wherein at least a portion of the border is colorized based on the acquisition quality level.

2. The method of ultrasound imaging of claim 1 , where the ROI is an area and the border comprises an outline around the ROI.

3. The method of ultrasound imaging of claim 2 , where the outline comprises a solid line.

4. The method of ultrasound imaging of claim 2 , where the outline comprises a dashed line.

5. The method of ultrasound imaging of claim 1 , where the ROI is an area and the border consists of a plurality of corner markers, where each corner marker comprises two straight lines disposed at an angle to each other, and where a point of intersection of the two straight lines of each corner marker is used to indicate a position of a corner of the ROI.

6. The method of ultrasound imaging of claim 1 , where the ROI is a rectangle, and where the border consists of a first horizontal line positioned along a lower horizontal border of the ROI and a second horizontal line positioned along an upper horizontal border of the ROI.

7. The method of ultrasound imaging of claim 1 , where the ROI is a rectangle, and where the border consists of a first vertical line positioned along a left vertical border of the ROI and a second vertical line positioned along an right vertical border of the ROI.

8. The method of ultrasound imaging of claim of claim 1 , where the ROI comprises a one-dimensional region and the border consists of a line.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first image is a B-mode image.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the ROI is a line.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second image is an M-mode image.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the ROI is an area.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second image is a Doppler image.

14. An ultrasound imaging system comprising:

a probe;

a display device; and

a processor in electronic communication with the probe and the display device, wherein the processor is configured to:

control the probe to acquire ultrasound data;

generate a first image in a first mode based on the ultrasound data;

receive a selection of an ROI with respect to the first image;

generate a second image in a second mode based on the ultrasound data corresponding to the ROI;

determine an acquisition quality level for the ultrasound data corresponding to the ROI;

simultaneously display, on the display device, the first image, the second image, and a border to indicate a position of the ROI on the first image, wherein at least a portion of the border is colorized based on the acquisition quality level.

15. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 14 , wherein the ROI is an area and the border comprises an outline around the ROI.

16. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 15 , where the border comprises a solid line.

17. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 15 , where the border comprises a dashed line.

18. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 14 , where the ROI comprises a rectangle, and where the border consists of a pair of horizontal lines that are spaced apart in a vertical direction.

19. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 14 , where the ROI comprises a rectangle, and where the border comprises a pair of vertical lines that are spaced apart in a horizontal direction.

20. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 14 , where the ROI is an area and the border comprises a plurality of corner markers, where each corner marker comprises two straight lines disposed at an angle to each other, and where a point of intersection of the two straight lines of each corner marker is used to indicate the position of a corner of the ROI.

21. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 14 , where the ROI comprises a one-dimensional region and the border consists of a line.

22. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 14 , wherein the first image is a B-mode image.

23. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 22 , wherein the ROI is a line.

24. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 23 , wherein the second image is an M-mode image.

25. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 22 , wherein ROI is an area.

26. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 25 , wherein the second image is a Doppler image.

27. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section, said at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing said machine to perform one or more steps comprising:

acquiring ultrasound data;

generating a first image in a first mode based on the ultrasound data;

receiving a selection of an ROI with respect to the first image;

generating a second image in a second mode based on the ultrasound data corresponding to the ROI;

determining an acquisition quality level for the ultrasound data corresponding to the ROI;

simultaneously displaying, on a display device, the first image, the second image, and a border to indicate a position of the ROI on the first image, wherein at least a portion of the border is colorized based on the acquisition quality level.