DocumentCode
762062
Title
Low-cost, high-performance pulse generator for ultrasound imaging
Author
Brown, Jeremy A. ; Lockwood, Geoffrey R.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
Volume
49
Issue
6
fYear
2002
fDate
6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
848
Lastpage
851
Abstract
The design of a low-cost pulse generator for ultrasound imaging is presented. The pulser can provide 10 kW pulses with less than 0.7 Vpp ringing. Pulses ranging from 10 to 500 ns have been successfully generated.
Keywords
driver circuits; pulse generators; ultrasonic imaging; ultrasonic transducers; 10 kW; 10 to 500 ns; 350 V; HV pulse generator; US imaging; US transducer driving; high voltage pulse generator; high-performance pulse generator; high-power pulses; low-cost pulse generator; ultrasound imaging; Capacitors; FETs; MOSFETs; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse circuits; Pulse generation; Pulsed power supplies; Switches; Ultrasonic imaging; Voltage; Equipment Design; Ultrasonography;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-3010
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TUFFC.2002.1009345
Filename
1009345
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