1. A hand carried medical imaging device having: a probe configured to acquire raw medical image data; an integrated display configured to display a medical image; a data memory configured to store the acquired raw medical image data; a back end processor being one of hardware, software, and combinations thereof, the back end processor operably coupled to the data memory and configured to perform frame processing, scan processing, and resolution selection using the acquired raw medical image data and to produce a medical image of a first resolution to display on the integrated display, and to produce and send either a medical image at a second, higher resolution, to send acquired raw image data, or both to an external device; and a user interface operably coupled to the back end processor configured to receive commands from a user and to instruct the back end processor to display the produced medical image on the integrated display at a first resolution, and to either produce and send either the medical image at the second, higher resolution, to send the acquired raw image data, or both, to the external device, in accordance with the commands from the user.