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Method and system for PDA-based ultrasound

  • US 9,936,936 B2
  • Filed: 05/09/2014
  • Issued: 04/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of ultrasound imaging, said method comprising:

  • attaching a first detachable transducer head to a signal processing module to form a hand-held probe assembly that comprises said signal processing module and said first detachable transducer head;

    receiving ultrasound signals of a region of interest with said hand-held probe assembly to generate a plurality of received digital signals within said hand-held probe assembly;

    transmitting said plurality of received digital signals to a hand-held display assembly having a touch-screen display over a digital interface;

    digitally beamforming said plurality of received digital signals within said hand-held display assembly to generate at least one beam of digital data corresponding to said region of interest; and

    creating and displaying an ultrasound image on said touch-screen display of said hand-held display assembly.

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