User Guide

Result: Excellent Performance and Cross-
Architecture Scalability
By using Intel Core i7 processors with integrated Intel Iris Xe
graphics to provide underlying computing power and the
Intel oneAPI heterogeneous platform for optimization, the
SonoScape obstetric screening assistant was able to balance
performance, cost-eectiveness, and scalability across
multiple platforms.
• Performance. By using Intel XPUs and Intel oneAPI Toolkits,
the SonoScape obstetric screening assistant was able to
realize up to 20x improved performance vs. unoptimized
systems, laying a solid foundation for ecient obstetric
diagnostic ultrasound.
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• Cost savings. By performing comprehensive optimization
and using the powerful performance and exible
architecture of Intel Core i7 processor, SonoScape only
needs CPU and iGPU resources to achieve its performance
targets. These hardware simplications reduce the demands
for power supply, heat dissipation, and space. The solution
can now be mounted on smaller diagnostic ultrasound
equipment for more exible conguration options. The
integration of CPU and iGPU resources also provides longer
battery life, along with higher scalability and reliability.
• Heterogeneous Scalability. The solution supports unied
programming on heterogeneous hardware such as CPUs
and iGPUs, improves the development eciency of
cross-architecture programming, and enables the exible
execution of obstetric screening assistants on dierent
hardware congurations all while ensuring a smooth user
experience.
Outlook: Accelerated Integration of AI and
Medical Applications
Smart diagnostic ultrasound is a key application of the
integration of AI and medical technologies that helps
to reduce doctor workloads and improve the speed of
medical processes.
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To facilitate the use of AI and medical
applications, Intel is working with partners such as
SonoScape to accelerate digital innovation through XPU
architecture made up of CPUs, iGPUs, dedicated accelerators,
FPGAs, and software and hardware products such as the
oneAPI programming model in the medical industry.
“The Intel® oneAPI Base Toolkit helped
us optimize key modules in an ecient
manner, realizing a 20x
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increase in
performance and unied development
on cross-architecture XPU platforms.
Through Intel technologies, our obstetric
screening assistant has achieved
breakthroughs in terms of performance
and scalability and can now provide a
more ecient means of smart obstetric
diagnosis to help medical institutions
transition from conventional ultrasound
to smart ultrasound and assist doctors
in precise and ecient work to improve
patient outcomes.”
Zhou Guoyi
Head of SonoScape Medical Innovation Research Center
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Solution Brief | Intel® oneAPI Base Toolkit Helps SonoScape Optimize the Performance of its S-Fetus 4.0 Obstetric Screening Assistant