ULA-OP News

• It is now possible to use convex arrays and to exploit additional keyboard shortcut keys during real-time operations.

• The user can also capture the content of the application window and record it into standard AVI video files (video recording) or review the B-Mode images from the acquired raw (I/Q) data (B-Mode video browser).

• Three options have been introduced, to extend the functionality of the system in terms of transmission power and acquisition capabilities. In particular, for applications requiring probe excitations beyond the standard 24 Vpp range, ULA-OP can be equipped with a specific analog board employing high voltage square-wave transmitters. This board is able to generate pulses up to 160 Vpp.  

• An optional acquisition board, capable of storing raw (pre-beamforming) data from the individual probe array elements into a 36GB DRAM, has been developed (see also: E. Boni, A. Cellai, A. Ramalli and P. Tortoli, A high performance board for acquisition of 64-channel ultrasound RF data, accepted for publication in 2012 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings)