Medical ultrasound receive architecture

摘要

An ultrasound system that performs image processing in the digital domain, including CW Doppler. The ultrasound system is provided with a transducer having a plurality of elements and an ultrasound receiver with a plurality of channels. Each channel receives an analog echo signal and outputs a digital representation of the analog echo signal using an A/D converter capable of converting a signal with a dynamic range of at least 154 dB.