This document summarizes the changes that are needed to apply a DC bias voltage to transducer elements while using a Vantage NXT hardware system.
This video provides a brief overview of the Vantage NXT system architecture. It begins with the motivation for the design of an open programmable research platform.
This video will explain how to define transducer parameters and how to introduce the use of MATLAB® structures in the MATLAB® based Vantage NXT Software User Interface.
This document provides a summary of the Event Analysis Tool. The Event Analysis Tool assists with developing and debugging a setup script.
This document provides instructions on the wiring connections, initial setup, and functionality testing of the AIM-TTI QPX600DP external transmit power supply for use with a Vantage NXT System configured with the HIFU Transmit option.
In this video we will explain how to specify the Imaging Region.
This document offers guidance on implementing the Verasonics multithreading framework to effectively parallelize code and harness the acceleration offered by multicore and multi-CPU systems.
In this video, we will explain how to define transmit parameters that specify the waveform and beam used in each acquistion.
This document introduces users to the NDE Imaging Software and provides instructions for its use.
In this video, we will describe the receive data path from the analogue and digital front and hardware to the choice of storage location in host computer memory. We will explain how to define parameters in the receive structure that control data collection using Verasonics MATLAB interface.
In this video we explain how to specify the sequence of events that define an ultrasound experiment using the Vantage NXT system.
This document discusses the utilization of the process storage class, offering an efficient approach to define the import and export of RF and image-data files in sequence programming.
In this video we review the idea behind image reconstruction from backscattered data using Pixel Oriented Processing. We then explain how to define the fields in the Recon and ReconInfo structures to reconstruct and compound data acquired by the Vantage NXT system.
This document provides analysis and illustrations to show the generation of true analytic signals with direct quadrature sampling.
This video provides part 1 of the presentation on the Process structure. Here we’ll discuss processing that operates on reconstruction results to create images for either B-mode or Doppler scans. The Process structure parameters also control basic image processing operations that may be applied to improve the initial images.
This document provides an overview of the QuickScan application designed for instant imaging. It offers a comprehensive set of imaging controls, facilitating the optimization of B-mode and Doppler image settings across various common imaging scenarios.
This document provides an overview of the Vantage NXT System functionality around the acquisition and storage of RF receive data.
This video continues the presentation on the Process structure. Here we explain how to add one’s own custom processing to the Vantage NXT data flow, by accessing the data at any of 4 stages in the normal processing flow.
This document provides instructions on configuring and utilizing the Shear Wave visualization script. Additionally, it outlines some important considerations that need to be taken into account before the use of the script.
This document describes the features of the showTXPD tool. The showTXPD tool enables the user to visualize the alignment of the transmit beam with the pixel data. To transmit a focused or steered beam with a certain delay, the showTXPD tool can be used to confirm whether the transmission (TX) and corresponding PData are defined correctly.
The document discusses how the Vantage NXT System hardware circuitry and software utilities allow monitoring of one or two transducer temperature sense thermistors connected through dedicated pins at the transducer connector (for transducers that provide this feature).
This document recommends that users utilize the preferred UI scheme where the external functions and UI callback functions are defined within a script.
The document covers user-programmable features in the Vantage NXT System that can be used to provide power and control of HVMUX switches within a transducer.
This document describes the intended use of the Vantage NXT UTA 1024-MUX adapter, the required configuration, programming model, assembly, and the basic sequence needed to complete a 1024-element acquisition made up of multiple transmit-receive events.
This document provides an overview of the analog signal path gain of the Vantage NXT System.
