Software framework of a real-time pre-beamformed RF data acquisition of an ultrasound research scanner

Hyun-Jae Kang; Nathanael Kuo; Xiaoyu Guo; Danny Song; Jin U. Kang; Emad M. Boctor

doi:10.1117/12.911551

25 February 2012 Software framework of a real-time pre-beamformed RF data acquisition of an ultrasound research scanner

Hyun-Jae Kang, Nathanael Kuo, Xiaoyu Guo, Danny Song, Jin U. Kang, Emad M. Boctor

Proceedings Volume 8320, Medical Imaging 2012: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy; 83201F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911551
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Acquisition of pre-beamformed data is essential in advanced imaging research studies such as adaptive beamforming, synthetic aperture imaging, and photoacoustic imaging. Ultrasonix Co. has developed such a data acquisition device for pre-beamformed data known as the SONIX-DAQ, but data can only be downloaded and processed offline rather than streamed in real-time. In this work, we developed a software framework to extend the functionality of the SONIX-DAQ for streaming and processing data in near real-time. As an example, we applied this functionality to our previous work of visualizing photoacoustic images of prostate brachytherapy seeds. In this paper, we present our software framework, applying it to a real-time photoacoustic imaging system, including real-time data collection and data-processing software modules for brachytherapy treatment.

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Hyun-Jae Kang, Nathanael Kuo, Xiaoyu Guo, Danny Song, Jin U. Kang, and Emad M. Boctor "Software framework of a real-time pre-beamformed RF data acquisition of an ultrasound research scanner", Proc. SPIE 8320, Medical Imaging 2012: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy, 83201F (25 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911551

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