Method and apparatus for processing echocardiogram video images

Methods and a system are disclosed for processing an echocardiogram video of a patient's heart. The echocardiogram comprises at least a first sequence of consecutive video frames corresponding to a first view of the patient's heart concatenated with a second sequence of consecutive video frames corresponding to a second view of the patient's heart. The end-diastole phase of the patient's heart is monitored in each frame by detecting the electrocardiograph wave, and a key frame is selected upon the occurence of the R-wave peak in the electrocardiograph wave in each of the first sequence of consecutive video frames and in the second sequence of consecutive video frames. The shape and color content of the echocardiogram image window is monitored in certain video frames, and a transition is detected when there is a change in the first feature between adjacent frames. A summary is generated which comprises by the video frames corresponding to the end-diastole phase.