Abstract: A system and method of ultrasound scanning to achieve apparent real-time display of a sector ultrasound scan Including a single scanline ultrasound scanning apparatus with a sensor adapted to sense the position and/or orientation of the transducer and to output this as data and a screen to display a B-mode ultrasound scan image formed from a series of scanlines, each scanline being a dataset having a series of echo intensity values and a direction captured by reciprocating a transducer probe against a surface of a subject to be scanned such that a planar sector or series of planar sectors of the subject are swept by an ultrasound beam producing a series of scanlines and continuously processing and displaying said scanlines to produce an image that changes in real time In accordance with the features of the subject in the sector being scanned.

Abstract: An interface system adapted to provide a communications interface between a processing unit and one or more sensor units including a low power message channel between the processing unit and the sensor unit, which is always active, and a high speed, higher power data channel, which is active only when sensor data is required to be transmitted from the sensor unit to the processing unit.

Abstract: An ultrasound measurement system including a handheld display and processing means, an ultrasound transducer, a processing means of a substantially similar weight to the handheld display and processing means, and a transmission cable interconnecting the handheld display and processing means with the ultrasound transducer and processing means, the cable being of sufficient length to provide a means to mechanically locate the system around the neck of a user.

Abstract: A method and system for remote management of a hand held medical device of a type which does not include a physical keyboard or a large display screen including connectable hardware providing a communications channel between the device and a remote computer system to provide a fully featured interface, with a full sized screen and keyboard, for use when manipulating data from the medical device.