Title :
Portable ultrasound device for battlefield trauma
Author :
Hwang, Juin-Jet ; Quistgaard, Jens ; Souquet, Jacques ; Crum, Lawrence A.
Author_Institution :
SonoSight Inc., Bothell, WA, USA
Abstract :
A handheld device is developed for imaging soft tissue as well as blood flow with high quality in real time. Four component ASICs for digital beamforming, signal processing and scan conversion are designed and integrated with a convex array scanhead in this device. The device can be either battery driven or AC powered with image storage and cineloop playback capability. It weighs less than five pounds. In addition to diagnosing trauma in the combat battlefield, this device can also be used in a variety of mobile diagnostic applications, bringing quality medical imaging to the bedside, areas of natural disaster, or remote areas that do not have access to medical imaging
Keywords :
array signal processing; biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; biomedical ultrasonics; blood vessels; haemodynamics; medical image processing; military equipment; portable instruments; AC powered; battery driven; battlefield trauma; blood flow imaging; cineloop playback capability; component ASICs; convex array scanhead; digital beamforming; display module; handheld device; high quality; image storage capability; mobile diagnostic applications; portable ultrasound device; real time; scan conversion; signal processing; soft tissue imaging; Array signal processing; Biological tissues; Biomedical imaging; Blood flow; Digital signal processing; Handheld computers; Image converters; Image storage; Signal design; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1998. Proceedings., 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sendai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4095-7
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.1998.765266
