We present PRETUS -a Plugin-based Real Time UltraSound software platform for live ultrasound image analysis and operator support. The software is lightweight; functionality is brought in via independent plug-ins that can be arranged in sequence. The software allows to capture the real-time stream of ultrasound images from virtually any ultrasound machine, applies computational methods and visualises the results on-the-fly. Plug-ins can run concurrently without blocking each other. They can be implemented in C ++ and Python. A graphical user interface can be implemented for each plug-in, and presented to the user in a compact way. The software is free and open source, and allows for rapid prototyping and testing of real-time ultrasound imaging methods in a manufacturer-agnostic fashion. The software is provided with input, output and processing plug-ins, as well as with tutorials to illustrate how to develop new plug-ins for PRETUS.

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PRETUS：基于插件的实时超声成像研究平台

我们推出了 PRETUS - 一个基于插件的实时超声软件平台，用于实时超声图像分析和操作员支持。该软件是轻量级的；功能是通过可以按顺序排列的独立插件引入的。该软件允许从几乎任何超声机器捕获实时超声图像流，应用计算方法并即时显示结果。插件可以并发运行而不会相互阻塞。它们可以用 C++ 和 Python 实现。可以为每个插件实现图形用户界面，并以紧凑的方式呈现给用户。该软件是免费和开源的，允许以与制造商无关的方式对实时超声成像方法进行快速原型设计和测试。该软件提供输入，