US 7,457,672 B2
Method and apparatus for exporting ultrasound data
Igor Katsman, Haifa (Israel); Paul Joseph O'Dea, Muskego, Wis. (US); Hemen Oza, Waukesha, Wis. (US); Gregory Rachvalsky, Haifa (Israel); Alexander Sokulin, Tivon (Israel); and Arcady Kempinski, Haifa (Israel)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/659,144.
Prior Publication US 2005/0054921 A1, Mar. 10, 2005
Int. Cl. G05B 11/01 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 700—17  [600/443; 600/437; 382/128; 700/83; 705/2; 710/65] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for providing ultrasound data for access with a user device, comprising:
accessing ultrasound data stored within an ultrasound system, the ultrasound data stored in an ultrasound system readable format;
converting the ultrasound system readable format data to a user device readable format data for export from the ultrasound system and access via a user device; and
storing the user device readable format data on a removable medium within the ultrasound system, the removable medium configured to be accessed by the user device and including an embedded viewer configured to allow viewing of the user device readable format data.