MULTI-CLIENT ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An ultrasound imaging scanner, comprising:
- an ultrasound input device, of a plurality of ultrasound input devices, that includes an array of transducer elements, which transmits an ultrasound signal and receives ultrasound data produced in response thereto; and
a multi-client ultrasound imaging data processing system that includes processing resources which are shared by the plurality of ultrasound input devices, wherein the processing resources include a plurality of ultrasound signal processing units, each including a plurality of ultrasound signal processing blocks configured to processes ultrasound data, andwherein the multi-client ultrasound imaging data system temporarily allocates at least one ultrasound signal processing block to process the received ultrasound data of the ultrasound input device, generating an image indicative thereof.
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Abstract
An ultrasound imaging scanner includes an ultrasound input device (104), of a plurality of ultrasound input devices, that includes an array of transducer elements, which transmits an ultrasound signal and receives an echo signal produced in response thereto; and a multi-client ultrasound imaging data processing system (106) that includes processing resources which are shared by the plurality of ultrasound input devices, wherein the processing resources include a plurality of ultrasound signal processing units, each including a plurality of ultrasound signal processing blocks configured to processes echo signals, and wherein the multi-client ultrasound imaging data system temporarily allocates at least one ultrasound signal processing block to process the received echo signal of the ultrasound input device, generating an image indicative thereof.
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26 Claims
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1. An ultrasound imaging scanner, comprising:
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an ultrasound input device, of a plurality of ultrasound input devices, that includes an array of transducer elements, which transmits an ultrasound signal and receives ultrasound data produced in response thereto; and a multi-client ultrasound imaging data processing system that includes processing resources which are shared by the plurality of ultrasound input devices, wherein the processing resources include a plurality of ultrasound signal processing units, each including a plurality of ultrasound signal processing blocks configured to processes ultrasound data, and wherein the multi-client ultrasound imaging data system temporarily allocates at least one ultrasound signal processing block to process the received ultrasound data of the ultrasound input device, generating an image indicative thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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pairing an ultrasound input device of a plurality of ultrasound input devices with at least one ultrasound user interface of a plurality of ultrasound user interfaces; registering the paired ultrasound input device and the least one ultrasound user interface with a multi-client ultrasound imaging data processing system; acquiring ultrasounds data with the ultrasound input device; allocating processing resources of the multi-client ultrasound imaging data processing system to process the acquired ultrasounds data and generate at least one image indicative thereof, wherein the processing resource are shared by the plurality of ultrasound input devices and include a plurality of ultrasound signal processing units, each including a plurality of ultrasound signal processing blocks configured to processes ultrasound data, and wherein allocating processing resources includes temporarily allocating at least one ultrasound processing block to process the received ultrasound data of the ultrasound input device; and visually displaying the at least one image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A virtual ultrasound imaging scanner, comprising:
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an ultrasound input device; at least one ultrasound processing resource from a cloud based multi-client ultrasound imaging data processing system, which is shared by a plurality of ultrasound input device, including the ultrasound input device; and at least one ultrasound user interface, wherein the ultrasound input device and the at least one ultrasound user interface are temporarily paired and the at least one ultrasound processing resource is temporarily allocated to process ultrasound data acquired by the ultrasound input device, generates one or more images indicative thereof, and visually present the one or more images via the at least one ultrasound user interface.
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