Patent ID: 6547730
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A61B,G01S,Y10S

Abstract:
An ultrasound information processing system, comprising:a first internal ultrasound processing device for performing a first internal ultrasound processing function; a second internal ultrasound processing device for performing a second internal ultrasound processing function, said second internal ultrasound processing function using data derived from said first internal ultrasound function, said first and second internal ultrasound processing functions each corresponding to one or more steps taken in the real-time conversion of acoustic scan signal data into viewable image data; and an ultrasound information bus coupled to said first internal ultrasound processing device and said second internal ultrasound processing device, said ultrasound information bus operating according to a high-speed packetized serial bus protocol providing at least one isochronous channel for transferring real-time data associated with said real-time conversion and at least one asynchronous channel for transferring command or signaling data associated with said real-time conversion.