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An ultrasound research interface for a clinical system

2006; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 53; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/tuffc.2006.109

2373-7840

Mohammad Ashfaq, Shelby Brunke, Jeremy Dahl, H. Ermert, Christian Hansen, Michael F. Insana,

Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography

Under a contract with the National Cancer Institute, we have developed a research interface to an ultrasound system. This ultrasound research interface (URI) is an optional feature providing several basic capabilities not normally available on a clinical scanner. The URI can store high-quality beamformed radio-frequency data to file for off-line processing. Also, through an integrated user interface, the user is provided additional control over the B-mode receive aperture and color flow ensemble size. A third major capability is the ability to record and playback macro files. In this paper, we describe the URI and illustrate its use on three research examples: elastography, computed tomography, and spatial compounding.