SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A SCREEN IN RESPONSE TO A WIRELESS ULTRASOUND SCANNER

Mobile ultrasound scanners require a screen that acts as a display and user interface, yet there is often no convenient location for the screen. A mobile ultrasound scanner is therefore set up as a user interface to control a screen that is already in-situ. The ultrasound scanner wirelessly communicates with a separate interface module that controls a previously paired screen. When the scanner is in range of the interface module, the screen switches on. The interface module operates in an ultrasound scanning mode and optionally a user navigation mode, to which the screen display corresponds. The scanner operator can perform an ultrasound scan and provide user inputs without having to touch the screen. The scanner may have at least one physical button for operator input and/or a multi-axis accelerometer/gyroscope that detects gestures made using the scanner.