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