title: FEMMINA real-time, radio-frequency echo-signal equipment for testing novel investigation methods.
abstract: Fast echographic multiparameter multi-image novel apparatus (FEMMINA), is a hardware and software platform dedicated to ultrasonic signal and image processing. FEMMINA is able to operate with sequences of radiofrequency (RF) frames. Its architecture is designed to be modular, expandable, and aimed at implementing different ultrasonic investigation techniques. The first experimental characteristic of this system is in its capability to operate in real time with ultrasonic RF signals, starting from acquisition up to processing, storage, and visualization. The second characteristic is the user-system interactivity that allows one to modify the operation appropriately while observing results. Currently, FEMMINA works in both typical experimental situations to study novel investigation techniques and clinical field to validate the proposed methods in different human districts.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio Ultrasuoni e Controlli Non Distruttivi, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni, Università degli Studi di Firenze, 50139 Firenze, Italia.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Masotti
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Biagi
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scabia
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Acquafresca
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Facchini
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bini
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003199:Computer Systems; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods; D009716:Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted; D011846:Radio Waves; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface