Ultrasound scanning system

A method of imaging structural features below the surface of an object, the method comprising:

• transmitting ultrasound signals towards an object and receiving ultrasound signals reflected from the object whereby data pertaining to an internal structure of the object can be obtained, the transducer module being configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals for each of a first frame and a subsequent second frame in an ultrasound scan comprising the first and second frames;
• generating image data representative of the object based on the received ultrasound signals;
• and
• sending to a remote device:
• a set of received ultrasound signals based on ultrasound signals received during the first frame of the scan, and
• image data generated based on ultrasound signals received during the second frame of the scan.

A scanning system for imaging structural features below the surface of an object, the scanning system comprising:

• a transducer module configured to transmit ultrasound signals towards an object and to receive ultrasound signals reflected from the object whereby data pertaining to an internal structure of the object can be obtained, the transducer module being configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals for each of a first frame and a subsequent second frame in an ultrasound scan comprising the first and second frames;
• an image generation module configured to generate image data representative of the object based on the received ultrasound signals;
• and
• a communication module for communicating with a remote device, the communication module being configured to send, to the remote device:
• one or more of during and after the first frame of the scan, first image data generated based on ultrasound signals received during the first frame of the scan,
• one or more of during and after the first frame of the scan, a set of received ultrasound signals based on the ultrasound signals received during the first frame of the scan, and
• one or more of during and after the second frame of the scan, second image data generated based on ultrasound signals received during the second frame of the scan.