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This article describes the role of computers and digital electronics in state-of-the-art diagnostic ultrasound scanners. An overview of the computational requirements is provided, and limits on color flow image frame rates are discussed. The new scanner architectures emerging may be used to extend current limitations of ultrasonography, making features such as automatic phase aberration correction, speckle reduction, and tissue characterization available.
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On April 16, 1991 ATL hosted a clinical meeting to announce their High Definition Imaging system to the medical community.
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Hall, T.J., Rosenthal, S.J., Insana, M.F. et al. Computers in ultrasonic imaging. J Digit Imaging 5, 1–6 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03167817
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