MULTI-USER SYSTEM FOR THE ACQUISITION, GENERATION AND PROCESSING OF ULTRASOUND IMAGES

A multi-user system for acquiring, generating and processing ultrasound images comprises: a plurality of ultrasound probes with a communication unit for transmitting corresponding data to one or more processing units also with a communication unit; display and/or user interface terminals with a communication unit for transmitting to and receiving data from said processing units and/or said probes; a communication network connecting together the communication units of said probes, display and/or user interface terminals and said processing units. Processing units are configured to receive scanning signals detected by said probes and process said signals to generate ultrasound images and optionally process said ultrasound images and to transmit said images and/or outputs of said processing to said display and/or user interface terminals. Probes and/or processing units are loaded programs with encoded instructions to receive data from each of said probes and to generate the corresponding images and/or to perform the corresponding processing.