Method of providing copy image and ultrasound apparatus therefor

Abstract

A method of providing a copy image of an ultrasound image includes: displaying the ultrasound image on a touch screen; receiving a proximate touch input with respect to the ultrasound image; extracting a partial image corresponding to the proximate touch input, from the ultrasound image; and displaying a copy image of the partial image, the copy image overlapping on the ultrasound image.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of providing a copy image of an ultrasound image, the method comprising:
 displaying the ultrasound image on a touch screen;   receiving a proximate touch input with respect to the ultrasound image;   extracting a partial image corresponding to the proximate touch input, from the ultrasound image; and   displaying a copy image of the partial image, the copy image overlapping on the ultrasound image.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying the copy image comprises displaying the copy image on an area a predetermined distance away from a position on the touch screen at which the proximate touch input is received. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the copy image is changed in real-time according to a movement of the proximate touch input. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the extracting the partial image comprises:
 obtaining information about a position on the touch screen at which the proximate touch input is received; and   extracting the partial image having a preset size with respect to the position.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying the copy image comprises capturing the partial image corresponding to the proximate touch input. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying the copy image comprises magnifying or reducing the copy image by a predetermined ratio. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, when the proximate touch input is no longer received, stopping displaying of the copy image on the ultrasound image. 
     
     
         8 . An ultrasound apparatus comprising:
 a display configured to display an ultrasound image on a touch screen;   a user input unit configured to receive a proximate touch input with respect to the ultrasound image; and   a controller configured to extract a partial image corresponding to the proximate touch input, from the ultrasound image, and control the display to display a copy image of the partial image, the copy image overlapping on the ultrasound image.   
     
     
         9 . The ultrasound apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the display displays the copy image on an area a predetermined distance away from a position on the touch screen at which the proximate touch input is received. 
     
     
         10 . The ultrasound apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the copy image is changed in real-time according to a movement of the proximate touch input. 
     
     
         11 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for executing the method of  claim 1 .