Using TI's Embedded Processor Software Toolkit for Medical Diagnostic Ultrasound (Rev. A)

Advances in Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) are driving both high computational performance and power efficiency into ever-increasing application areas. The medical diagnostic ultrasound industry can leverage these advances, particularly as these devices are incorporated into portable and hand-carried application spaces. The TI Embedded Processor Software Toolkit for Medical Diagnostic Ultrasound (STK-MED) is a collection of several standard ultrasound algorithms optimized for TI's TMS320C64x+™ Digital Signal Processor core. These optimized building blocks showcase how ultrasound processing functions can leverage the C64x+™ architecture for efficient performance and power consumption. The goal of the STK-MED is to shorten customer development time by providing optimized implementations of processing blocks commonly used in a diagnostic ultrasound system. This application report gives an overview of the STK-MED, its benefits, and how to begin using it.