Method and apparatus for controlling acoustic signal bandwidth i

Details Method and apparatus for controlling acoustic signal bandwidth i Method and apparatus for controlling acoustic signal bandwidth i

1998-03-25

1999-11-02

Jaworski, Francis J.

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Diagnostic testing

Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation

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ABSTRACT:
An ultrasonic imaging system includes a receive beamformer that generates analog receive signals and a scan converter. A receive signal processing path interconnects the receive beamformer and the scan converter, and this processing path includes both an A/D converter characterized by a selectable sampling rate and at least one filter characterized by at least one filter parameter. The filter parameter is selected as a function of the sampling rate to provide enhanced image quality.

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