Remote ultrasound real‐time consultation and quality control system

Abstract

Ultrasound examination is widely used, but there are problems such as difficulties in quality control and unbalanced distribution of ultrasound resources in primary hospitals. In this article, a novel remote ultrasound real‐time consultation and quality control system was developed. The system uses advanced information science technology, medical image acquisition equipment, audio and video coding and decoding technology, combined User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) transfer protocols, server cluster design technology. It realizes remote real‐time medical consultation and quality control between the doctors in the consulation center and doctors in the ultrasound examination room. The image similarity, transmission delay, and efficiency of ultrasound treatment were tested. System test data show that the quality of ultrasound images transmitted to the consultation center is the same as the quality of the original ultrasound images, the distortion is less than 1%, and the audio and video transmission delay is less than 0.2 s. The system significantly improves the efficiency and quality of ultrasound diagnosis and treatment through its high interactivity, and can also help improve the level of ultrasound diagnosis and treatment in primary hospitals.