DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF IMAGE COMPRESSION FOR HIGH RESOLUTION LIVE MEDICAL IMAGE SHARING

摘要

A video stream of live medical images is generated at a local site having a medical image scanner. A live video stream is transmitted to at least one remote site via a network, which may include wired or wireless Internet connections. Network conditions are monitored during a network session and predictions are made on a predicted bit rate for transmission. The compression parameters for the live video stream are selected based on the predicted bit rate.

主权项

1. A method of transmitting over the Internet a live video stream of ultrasound imaging data, comprising:
monitoring a set of quality of service metrics for a network communication session between a local site having an ultrasound imaging scanner and a remote site; predicting, based on the set of quality of service metrics, a minimum expected bit rate to transmit a compressed video stream including a live ultrasound video stream; selecting, in response to the expected bit rate, video compression parameters to compress the video stream including the live ultrasound video stream; and transmitting the compressed video stream to the remote site.