This paper discusses the creation and progress of a 128-channel digital reconfigurable hardware, which is used in medical ultrasound imaging systems and for research purposes. A novel digital hardware solution that incorporates a high-end field programmable gate array (FPGA) is proposed here alongside a high-speed FPGA mezzanine connector (FMC), PCIe 2.0 × 8, and Gigabit Ethernet links. Essential components such as clock, power tree, module for power management, logic for debugging etc. are integrated into the hardware design. This FPGA-based hardware solution enables the investigation of medical ultrasound signal processing solutions on an FPGA platform. This advanced technology can be linked to a 128-channel ultrasound transceiver and a computer to create a prototype for an ultrasonic imaging system. The hardware solution's FPGA-based nature offers flexibility in reconfiguring the hardware for medical ultra-sound imaging systems. Furthermore, this work provides a single board solution for implementing ultrasound systems using several channels.

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Design of a Reconfigurable Hardware Platform for Medical Ultrasound Imaging and Research

  • Jayaraj U. Kidav,
  • M. Rajesh,
  • V. Deepak,
  • S. G. Sreejeesh

摘要

This paper discusses the creation and progress of a 128-channel digital reconfigurable hardware, which is used in medical ultrasound imaging systems and for research purposes. A novel digital hardware solution that incorporates a high-end field programmable gate array (FPGA) is proposed here alongside a high-speed FPGA mezzanine connector (FMC), PCIe 2.0 × 8, and Gigabit Ethernet links. Essential components such as clock, power tree, module for power management, logic for debugging etc. are integrated into the hardware design. This FPGA-based hardware solution enables the investigation of medical ultrasound signal processing solutions on an FPGA platform. This advanced technology can be linked to a 128-channel ultrasound transceiver and a computer to create a prototype for an ultrasonic imaging system. The hardware solution's FPGA-based nature offers flexibility in reconfiguring the hardware for medical ultra-sound imaging systems. Furthermore, this work provides a single board solution for implementing ultrasound systems using several channels.