Diagnostic medical ultrasound system having a pipes and filters architecture
US6932767B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/44
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A diagnostic medical ultrasound system is disclosed. The system obtains data representative of an ultrasonic echo, processes that data in a sequential architecture, and transmits the result to an output. Further, the ultrasound system provides an interface for non-sequentially architectured applications to interact within the sequential architecture of the present invention.
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