Conclusions
In this work we presented a hardware-software platform, which was designed to be expandable, modular, and adaptable to any other system which needs to produce significant and easily readable real time images. Such platform, being completely programmable, can also be reconfigured in dependence of the object being investigated.
The platform completely integrates a personal computer, and this has several advantages, like gaining benefit of the quick technological evolution in the PC field, and being able to display complex images in a flexible way.
The platform is particularly well suited for echographic applications for operations such as spectral maps calculation and display, adaptive time gain control, frequency attenuation compensation.
Moreover it is possible to reconfigure each processing module, through the control bus, in order to adjust the processing algorithm to the kind application field.
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Biagi, E., Calzolai, M., Forzieri, M., Granchi, S., Masotti, L., Scabia, M. (2002). Real Time Processing of the Radiofrequency Echo Signal for On-Line Spectral Maps. In: Lee, H. (eds) Acoustical Imaging. Acoustical Imaging, vol 24. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47108-6_13
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