A method and system for processing ultrasound data

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for processing ultrasound data using a system arranged for real-time image formation of the ultrasound data, the method comprising the steps of receiving, by a local processing unit, raw channel data obtained by an ultrasound probe from an array of transducer elements comprised in the ultrasound probe, establishing, by the local processing unit, a network communication session with a remote data processing facility; determining, by the remote data processing facility, a set of quality of service metrics for the network communication session between the local processing unit and the remote data processing facility; applying, by the local processing unit, a transmission scheme to the raw channel data for transmission to the remote data processing facility over the established network communication session; transmitting, by the local processing unit, the raw channel data to a remote data processing facility in accordance with the transmission scheme; generating, by the remote data processing facility, the ultrasound images on the basis of the received raw channel data; transmitting, by the remote data processing facility, the generated ultrasound images to one or more local user interfaces for real-time visualization of the ultrasound images obtained by the ultrasound probe; wherein the method further comprises the step of: transmitting, by the remote data processing facility, the set of quality of service metrics to the local unit, and adapting, by the local processing unit, the transmission scheme in accordance with the set of quality of service metrics determined by the remote data processing facility.

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