Echocardiography is a popular medical imaging modality due to its noninvasive and versatile behavior. There are no known side effects, and the measuring equipment is small and inexpensive relative to other options, such as MRI or CT. Reducing storage requirements and making data access user friendly are two important motivations for applying compression to ultrasound images, with the retention of diagnostic information being critical (Chiu, Vaisey, & Atkins, 2001).