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.
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