Diagnostic system and method for obtaining an ultrasound image frame

An ultrasound diagnostic system (100) is provided that includes an ultrasound imaging device (108) having an ultrasound probe that is configured to provide an ultrasound image of the heart during an ultrasound imaging session. The diagnostic system also includes a user interface (104) including an operator display (110) that is configured to concurrently display a reference image frame and the ultrasound image of the ultrasound imaging session. The user interface (104) is configured to receive operator inputs to adjust a view of the heart in the ultrasound image and acquire a set of image frames of the heart. The diagnostic system also includes a cardiac analyzer that is configured to automatically identify a measurement frame from the set of image frames. The measurement frame includes the heart at a designated orientation and at a designated cardiac condition. The designated cardiac condition may be a predetermined cardiac cycle event, such as an end diastole of a cardiac cycle.