A Reference on Ultrasound Imaging

This reference is a practical crash course on ultrasound imaging, with a focus on describing the technicalities of how Ultrasonix™ systems operate. It documents the high level of flexibility achieved in our systems and helps you to benefit from this flexibility for your research purposes.


 * Introduction


 * Transmitting Ultrasound Pulses
 * Shape of the Ultrasound Pulse as a Function of Time
 * Temporal Shape of the Pulse on Sonix Platforms
 * Shape of the Ultrasound Pulse as a Function of Space
 * Spatial Shape of the Pulse on Sonix Platforms


 * Receiving Ultrasound Data
 * Shape of the Ultrasound Data as a Function of Time
 * Pre-beam Forming RF Data Processing on Sonix&#8482; Platforms
 * Receive Beam Forming
 * Receive Beam Forming on Sonix&#8482; Platforms
 * Beam Formed RF Data Processing on Sonix&#8482; Platforms


 * Sequencing
 * B-Mode Sequence
 * Pulse(d) Doppler Sequence
 * Color/Power Doppler Sequence


 * Ultrasound Image Computation
 * A-Mode Data
 * B-Mode Images
 * M-Mode Images
 * Pulse(d) Doppler Images
 * Color/Power Doppler Images


 * Transducer Types
 * Naming Convention of Ultrasonix&#8482; Transducers
 * Transducer Specifications
 * Transducer Care


 * Appendices
 * Gain Engine
 * Transmit Control
 * Dynamic focus
 * FIR RF Filtering
 * Transducer Prototyping


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