Title :
Medical Ultrasound Imaging: To GPU or Not to GPU?
Author :
So, Hayden K -H ; Chen, Junying ; Yiu, Billy Y S ; Yu, Alfred C H
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
Medical ultrasound imaging stands out from other modalities in providing real-time diagnostic capability at an affordable price while being physically portable. This article explores the suitability of using GPUs as the primary signal and image processors for future medical ultrasound imaging systems. A case study on synthetic aperture (SA) imaging illustrates the promise of using high-performance GPUs in such systems.
Keywords :
biomedical ultrasonics; computer graphic equipment; coprocessors; medical image processing; graphics processing unit; high-performance GPU; image processor; medical ultrasound imaging; realtime diagnostic capability; synthetic aperture imaging; Biomedical imaging; Central Processing Unit; Graphics processing unit; Instruction sets; Medical image processing; Real time systems; Ultrasonic imaging; GPU; SA imaging; hybrid CPU-GPU; medical ultrasound imaging; performance; power; synthetic aperture;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
