Title :
8A-2 ULA-OP: A Novel ULtrasound Advanced Open Platform for Experimental Research
Author :
Bassi, L. ; Boni, E. ; Dallai, A. ; Guidi, F. ; Ricci, S. ; Tortoli, P.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Florence, Florence
Abstract :
The experimental test of novel ultrasound (US) investigation methods is frequently made difficult by the lack of flexibility of commercial US machines and/or general purpose instruments available in research laboratories. In many cases, it is only possible to extract beamformed echo-signals from a "closed" US machine, for real-time data processing or acquisition by an external board. More flexibility is achieved in high-level platforms, but they are typically characterized by high cost and dimensions. This paper presents a novel portable US system, specifically developed for research purposes. The system design has been based on high-level commercial integrated circuits, to obtain the maximum flexibility with minimum of electronics. A preliminary example of application involving simultaneous B- mode and vector Doppler mode is discussed.
Keywords :
acoustic signal processing; integrated circuits; ultrasonic applications; ultrasonic equipment; B mode; ULA-OP; high level integrated circuits; portable ultrasound system; ultrasound advanced open platform; ultrasound investigation method experimental testing; vector Doppler mode; Application software; Array signal processing; Circuit testing; Computer architecture; Costs; Instruments; Laboratories; Signal processing; Signal processing algorithms; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 2007. IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1384-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1051-0117
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.2007.164
