Abstract: A hand carried medical imaging device includes a probe configured to acquire raw medical image data, an integrated display, a data memory configured to store the acquired raw medical image data, a back end processor, and a user interface operably coupled to the back end processor configured to receive commands from a user and to instruct the back end processor to display the produced medical image on the integrated display at a first resolution, and to either produce and send either the medical image at the second, higher resolution, to send the acquired raw image data, or both, to the external device, in accordance with the commands from the user.

Abstract: A hand carried medical imaging device includes a probe configured to acquire raw medical image data, an integrated display, a data memory configured to store the acquired raw medical image data, a back end processor, and a user interface operably coupled to the back end processor configured to receive commands from a user and to instruct the back end processor to display the produced medical image on the integrated display at a first resolution, and to either produce and send either the medical image at the second, higher resolution, to send the acquired raw image data, or both, to the external device, in accordance with the commands from the user.

Abstract: A hand carried medical imaging device includes a probe configured to acquire raw medical image data, an integrated display, a data memory configured to store the acquired raw medical image data, a back end processor, and a user interface operably coupled to the back end processor configured to receive commands from a user and to instruct the back end processor to display the produced medical image on the integrated display at a first resolution, and to either produce and send either the medical image at the second, higher resolution, to send the acquired raw image data, or both, to the external device, in accordance with the commands from the user.

Abstract: A hand carried medical imaging device includes a probe configured to acquire raw medical image data, an integrated display, a data memory configured to store the acquired raw medical image data, a back end processor, and a user interface operably coupled to the back end processor configured to receive commands from a user and to instruct the back end processor to display the produced medical image on the integrated display at a first resolution, and to either produce and send either the medical image at the second, higher resolution, to send the acquired raw image data, or both, to the external device, in accordance with the commands from the user.

Abstract: Method and systems for medical ultrasound imaging using a handheld ultrasound imaging system is provided. The ultrasound system includes a probe configured to acquire scan data from an object and a handheld device configured to process the received scan data and perform image compounding.

Abstract: A handheld medical imaging apparatus includes a handheld unit configured to be held in one hand of a user and having a clickwheel configured to be operated by a single finger of a first hand and a display for displaying a medical image. The apparatus further includes an imaging transducer configured to be held by the other hand of the user.

Abstract: An ultrasound system comprises a front-end and a back-end. The front-end acquires ultrasound data indicative of a subject and comprises a probe, transmitter, receiver and beamformer. The probe has a plurality of transducer elements which are driven by the transmitter to transmit ultrasonic signals into the subject. The receiver detects returned echoes based on the ultrasonic signals, and the beamformer receives the returned echoes from the receiver and outputs a beamformed signal. The back-end comprises a single integrated circuit (IC). The back-end receives the beamformed signal from the front-end. The back-end processes the beamformed signal and outputs ultrasound image data based on the beamformed signal.

Abstract: A method of ultrasound imaging is provided. The method includes coupling a first ultrasound probe to a portable ultrasound-imaging device, the probe configured to provide a first predetermined set of functions, scanning a volume of interest using the portable ultrasound-imaging device at a first transmit power level capability to acquire ultrasound image data, coupling the portable ultrasound-imaging device to a resource extension device, processing at least a portion of the ultrasound image data using a ultrasound-imaging device processor, and processing at least a portion of the ultrasound image data using a resource extension device processor.

Abstract: A system and method for accumulating ultrasound information from a region of interest during a storage period are disclosed. The accumulated ultrasound information is then processed during a post-storage operation to provide a number of various and selectable analysis and display modes. Ultrasound echo signal data comprising, for example, a complete set of raw RF signal samples (or the quadrature signals I & Q) are accumulated in a cinescan memory during a storage period for multiple range positions along one or more scan lines covering a region of interest. Line interleaving and multi-line acquisition techniques may be employed in data accumulation. The accumulated echo signal data is processed during a post-storage operation to provide a number of various and selectable analysis and display modes. During the post-storage playback operation, any known signal processing and data manipulation techniques, which have conventionally been carried out in real-time during a scanning session, may be employed.