A 3D Ultrasound Wearable Array Prognosis System with Advanced Imaging Capabilities.

In the last few decades the medical and healthcare scientific communities have focused their attention on the use or development of real-time monitoring devices and remote control systems. New generations of wearable, portable, and implantable devices offer better and more accurate measurements/prognosis for those that suffer from diseases and/or disabilities. Thus, there are still challenging issues of current ultrasound imaging (USI) systems, like low quality ultrasound images, slow time response to emergencies, location based operation. Thus, in response to these challenges, we present a new low-cost, portable/wearable 3D array ultrasound prognosis system with advanced imaging capabilities that offer high resolution (HR) accurate results in a near real-time response. The USI unique features are based on 2D array transducers with 3D overlapping capabilities and a new image enhancement methodology compatible to the system's structural characteristics to compensate any loss of image quality. This system will offer an alternative way of ultrasound examination, independent of the radiologist's skills. That is, a system to be capable of automatic scanning of the volume of interest (VOI) without the guidance of the radiologist.