Portable ultrasound system
AssigneeTeraTech Corporation
InventorsAlice M. Chiang, Noah Berger
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for portable medical ultrasound imaging. Preferred embodiments utilize a hand portable, battery powered system having a display and a user interface operative to control imaging and display operations. A keyboard control panel can be used alone or in combination with touchscreen controls to actuate a graphical user interface. Exemplary embodiments also provide an ultrasound engine circuit board including one or more multi-chip modules, and a portable medical ultrasound imaging system including an ultrasound engine circuit board.
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A portable medical ultrasound imaging device comprising:
- a transducer probe housing a transducer array;
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- a portable housing, the housing having a computer in the housing, the computer including at least one processor and at least one memory, a display that displays an ultrasound image, the display positioned on the housing, and a graphics processor in the housing that is connected to the computer, the graphics processor being programmed to perform a machine learning operation using ultrasound image data;
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- an ultrasound beamformer processing circuit that receives image data from the transducer array, the ultrasound beamformer processing circuit being communicably connected to the computer.
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A method of operating a portable medical ultrasound imaging device, the medical ultrasound imaging device comprising a transducer probe, a portable housing, the housing having a computer in the housing, the computer including at least one processor and at least one memory, a display for displaying an ultrasound image, and a graphics processing unit communicably coupled to the computer, the method comprising the steps of:
- processing signals from a transducer in the transducer probe with an ultrasound beamforming device;
- receiving, at the computer, an input from a control panel;
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- in response to the input, processing image data with a machine learning program.
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