Vantage™ Research Ultrasound Systems
The Vantage Ultrasound System provides a real-time imaging at practical frame rates for data analysis. The device comes with different channel options, a wide frequency range, and capability of multiple channel arbitrary waveform generation. The control is based on MATLAB® interface and has over 500 example control scripts. It is possible to incorporate the user's own image processing technology and development of novel beamforming techniques, or creation of new image processing algorithms, evaluation, and implementation. Vantage is the ideal solution to meet and exceed research and development requirements.
Vantage systems offer a flexible platform that enables expanding applications:
- Complete control over all transmit parameters
- Real-time RF acquisition for all channels while imaging
- Ability to modify the receive signal processing and image processing parameters
- RF data immediately available in computer memory
- Easy incorporation of custom algorithms
- Optional per-channel Arbitrary Waveform transmit generation capability
- Processing functions that execute on the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU)
- Super-fast acquisition capability to perform functional brain imaging and other high frame rate applications
• Data acquisition - up to 100,000 fps
• Data transfer - sustained 6.6 GB/sec - Use 14-Bit ADCs - the largest ADC dynamic range on research systems today
- Available with trigger inputs and output for synchronizing with other devices
- Ability to acquire and process focused ray lines, wide beam and plane wave images
- Highly configurable - from 32 to 2048 channels (multiple system configuration)
Vantage systems provide unparalleled, premium performance:
- Available with high-power, multi-channel HIFU – capable of tissue ablation and cavitation
- Long-duration acoustic push for shear wave generation, elastography and ARFI techniques
- Extended Transmit burst capability, enabling research into many types of focused ultrasound therapy
- 3D volume acquisition reconstructions with matrix arrays
- Image reconstruction for one-way photoacoustic signals
- MRI compatible
- Supports multiple types of transducer connectors
- Easy integration with custom transducers of any configuration and geometry
- Configurable for high frequency imaging – up to 50 MHz – for pre-clinical research
- Available in a low frequency configuration – signal acquisition down to 50 kHz
Vantage systems are easy to use, with an extensive array of example scripts and innovative software tools:
- Sequence programing performed in the MATLAB environment
- Multiple software toolboxes to facilitate programming and system optimization
- Easy integration with custom transducers of any configuration and geometry
- Frequent software updates to provide enhancements and new capabilities
- Highly reliable and logical hardware architecture
- Responsive customer service and support – best in the research community
• Extensive documentation
• Access to highly experienced scientists and engineers for technical questions and timely response - Includes documentation to support IRB review for human scanning
- Complementary customer training available for all customers under warranty
Vantage 32 LE | Vantage 64 | Vantage 64 LE | Vantage 128 | Vantage 256 | |
Channels | 64 Tx / 32 Rx | 64 Tx / 64 Rx | 128 Tx / 64 Rx | 128 Tx / 128 Rx | 256 Tx / 256 Rx |
Configurations | |||||
Standard Frequency | |||||
High Frequency | N/A | N/A | |||
Low Frequency | |||||
HIFU | N/A | N/A | |||
External Clock | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Licensable Options | |||||
Extended Transmit | N/A | N/A | |||
Arbitrary Waveform | |||||
Synchronization Triggers | INCLUDED | INCLUDED | |||
Image Reconstruction | INCLUDED | INCLUDED | INCLUDED | ||
Volume Imaging Package | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
UTA Compatibility | |||||
UTA 260-S | |||||
UTA 260-D | |||||
UTA 360 | |||||
UTA 408 | |||||
UTA 408-GE | |||||
UTA 260-MUX (biomedical) | |||||
UTA 1024-MUX | |||||
UTA 156-U | |||||
UTA 256 Direct | |||||
UTA 64 LEMO | |||||
UTA 128 LEMO | |||||
UTA 160-DH/32 LEMO (NDT) | |||||
UTA 160-SH/8 LEMO (Hypertronics) | |||||
UTA 160-SI/8 LEMO (Ipex) | |||||
Accessories | |||||
Multi-System Sync Module | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Backshell Connector Kit | |||||
Signal Breakout Board | |||||
260 Offset Adapter |
purchasable configuration or option. All Vantage systems can be reconfigured or upgraded to additional options. | |
* | some probes supported |
Receive
- Real-time access to RF data for each channel
- Standard frequency range: 0.5 – 27 MHz (up to 50 MHz with filter adjustment)
• (1 – 50 MHz with High Frequency configuration)
• (50 kHz – 1.5 MHz with Low Frequency configuration) - Programmable anti-aliasing filter cutoff: 10, 15, 20 and 30 MHz, and in addition, 35 and 50 MHz with High Frequency configuration
- 14 bit A/D converters with programmable sample rate up to 62.5 MHz
- Two independent, user-programmable, symmetrical RF data digital filters (23 tap and 41 tap)
Receive
- Extended Transmit option: Enables pulses up to a few milliseconds in duration (for radiation force methods and for long coded excitation pulses)
- Standard frequency range: 0.5 – 27 MHz (up to 50 MHz with filter adjustment)
Transmit
- All transmit and receive channels are independently controlled
- Standard frequency range: 0.5 MHz to 20 MHz
• (2 – 42 MHz with High Frequency configuration)
• (50 kHz – 1.5 MHz with Low Frequency configuration) - Time delay resolution: 4.0 nsec.
- Programmable pulser amplitude, 2 to 190V p-p
- Tri-state drive: + high voltage, – high voltage and ground
- Per-channel, programmable center frequency, pulse width (pulse duty cycle), pulse length, polarity and delay
- Per-channel transmit apodization using pulse width modulation
- Maximum burst length (without Extended Transmit option) is a few microseconds at transmit center frequency
- Power limit, single channel: up to 100 Watts peak, 8 Watts average (into 50 Ohms)