Processing of medical signals
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1. A method of examining a patient comprising:
- positioning a transducer with respect to a patient so as to obtain electronic signals from selected locations of said patient;
said signals capable of analyzation for diagnostic purposes;
transmitting obtained ones of said electronic signals to a processor, said processor arranged to receive electronic signals from transducers located at a plurality of different locations;
transmitting from said processor to a location of a transducer image data processed by said processor, said processor data for displaying images based on real-time obtained data from said transducer at said location;
transmitting to a third party at least a portion of said data received from a transducer at a particular location;
transmitting data from said third party to said particular location of said transducer, wherein said last-mentioned transmitted data comprises information from said third party useful for medical treatment of said patient at said particular location.
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Abstract
Systems and methods in which real-time ubiquitous imaging is feasible in local areas, such as inside a clinic, hospital room or doctor office are shown. This is achieved by designing a wireless network having a central processing server with, for example, distributed broadband acquisition and video bus capability. Remote access is possible using store-and-forward image transfer over a wide area network. With these capabilities, a physician can use a handheld transducer (such as an ultrasound transducer) as a basic tool to facilitate diagnostic decisions similar to the way a stethoscope is used today.
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1. A method of examining a patient comprising:
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positioning a transducer with respect to a patient so as to obtain electronic signals from selected locations of said patient;
said signals capable of analyzation for diagnostic purposes;transmitting obtained ones of said electronic signals to a processor, said processor arranged to receive electronic signals from transducers located at a plurality of different locations; transmitting from said processor to a location of a transducer image data processed by said processor, said processor data for displaying images based on real-time obtained data from said transducer at said location; transmitting to a third party at least a portion of said data received from a transducer at a particular location; transmitting data from said third party to said particular location of said transducer, wherein said last-mentioned transmitted data comprises information from said third party useful for medical treatment of said patient at said particular location.
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2. A medical system comprising:
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a plurality of wireless ultrasound transducers; a processor common to said plurality of transducers; a plurality of short range relay units for obtaining wireless signals for said transducers and for transmitting said signals to said common processor; a display in locations where said ultrasound transducer can be used for obtaining diagnostic signals from a patient; and a transmission link from said common processor to each said display for sending to a display at a location where said transducer is being used to obtain diagnostic signals, processed images of said diagnostic signals obtained at said location; a link from said common processor to a third party expert;
said link operable for sending at least a portion of data from a plurality of locations to said third party; anda link from said third party selectively to a display associated with a transducer from which said data was obtained, said link operable for providing medically relevant data to said display pertaining to said data obtained at said associated transducer. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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