A delayed-excitation imaging method for micro-ultrasound

Peitian Mu, Jingjing Xia, Xingyin Wang, Congzhi Wang, Yang Xiao, Ge Yang, Lei Sun, Hairong Zheng, Weibao Qiu

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Abstract

High-frequency ultrasound (>20 MHz) imaging has gained widespread attention due to its high spatial resolution being useful for basic cardiovascular and cancer research involving small animals. The sampling rate of the analog-to-digital converter in a high-frequency ultrasound system usually needs to be higher than 120-MHz to satisfy the Nyquist requirement. However, the sampling rate is typically within the range of 40-60 MHz in a traditional ultrasound system, which is not compatible with high-frequency ultrasound imaging. We propose a delayed-excitation method in this study for performing high-frequency ultrasound imaging with a traditional data acquisition scheme.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2017
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781538633830
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Oct 2017
Event2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2017 - Washington, United States
Duration: 6 Sept 20179 Sept 2017

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period6/09/179/09/17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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