AMD
Embedded Radeon™ HD 7850 GPU Accelerates Medical Imaging
Embedded Radeon™ HD 7850 GPU Accelerates Medical Imaging
— With AMD
Embedded Radeon™ graphics technology, the new BK Ultrasound bk3000 ultrasound system
delivers a new level of imaging and system performance —
Embedded Radeon™ graphics technology, the new BK Ultrasound bk3000 ultrasound system
delivers a new level of imaging and system performance —
SUNNYVALE, Calif. —
Jan. 12, 2015 — AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced that the AMD Embedded Radeon™
HD
7850 GPU is enabling cutting-edge application performance
for the BK
Ultrasound, powered by Analogic, bk3000™ ultrasound system. Analogic is a leader in
developing healthcare and security technology solutions to advance the practice
of medicine to save lives.
Jan. 12, 2015 — AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced that the AMD Embedded Radeon™
HD
7850 GPU is enabling cutting-edge application performance
for the BK
Ultrasound, powered by Analogic, bk3000™ ultrasound system. Analogic is a leader in
developing healthcare and security technology solutions to advance the practice
of medicine to save lives.
“The
AMD Embedded Radeon HD 7850 GPU with OpenCL provides a powerful and efficient pairing,”
said Cameron Swen, segment marketing manager, medical applications, AMD
Embedded Solutions. “This product is yet another proof point to AMD’s
dedication to the healthcare segment through its technology, which helps facilitate
crisp, detailed medical image visualization and other advanced graphics-driven
capabilities, helping doctors provide improved care for patients.”
AMD Embedded Radeon HD 7850 GPU with OpenCL provides a powerful and efficient pairing,”
said Cameron Swen, segment marketing manager, medical applications, AMD
Embedded Solutions. “This product is yet another proof point to AMD’s
dedication to the healthcare segment through its technology, which helps facilitate
crisp, detailed medical image visualization and other advanced graphics-driven
capabilities, helping doctors provide improved care for patients.”
Analogic
used OpenCL standard to gain access to the GPU for general-purpose computing,
referred to as “GPGPU,” delivering exceptional performance and offering system
and development cost reduction through cross-platform portability. As a result
of using AMD GPU technology, Analogic achieved a 3x improvement in the amount
of information in each ultrasound image and reduced time from capture to
presentation. Traditional FPGAs and DSPs create a fixed, inflexible
implementation that requires custom software targeted at specific hardware.
Going to a software-based solution using OpenCL helps to further lower the
development cost and provides improved long term value since the software can
be used across product lines and through generation shifts.
used OpenCL standard to gain access to the GPU for general-purpose computing,
referred to as “GPGPU,” delivering exceptional performance and offering system
and development cost reduction through cross-platform portability. As a result
of using AMD GPU technology, Analogic achieved a 3x improvement in the amount
of information in each ultrasound image and reduced time from capture to
presentation. Traditional FPGAs and DSPs create a fixed, inflexible
implementation that requires custom software targeted at specific hardware.
Going to a software-based solution using OpenCL helps to further lower the
development cost and provides improved long term value since the software can
be used across product lines and through generation shifts.
“It
was a critical design goal for us to implement a platform that delivered exceptional
performance,” said Jacques Coumans, chief marketing and scientific officer,
Analogic. “After reviewing the options available, we chose the AMD Embedded Radeon
HD 7850 GPU for its excellent quality and scalability. The bk3000 ultrasound
system, powered by AMD embedded graphics technology, delivers exceptional speed
and image fidelity, which allows clinicians to identify anatomy and flow dynamics
deeper in challenging patients.”
was a critical design goal for us to implement a platform that delivered exceptional
performance,” said Jacques Coumans, chief marketing and scientific officer,
Analogic. “After reviewing the options available, we chose the AMD Embedded Radeon
HD 7850 GPU for its excellent quality and scalability. The bk3000 ultrasound
system, powered by AMD embedded graphics technology, delivers exceptional speed
and image fidelity, which allows clinicians to identify anatomy and flow dynamics
deeper in challenging patients.”
The AMD Embedded Radeon HD 7850 is based
on AMD’s award-winning Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture to advance the
visual growth and parallel processing capabilities of embedded applications. In
addition to ultrasound, other applications for GPGPU include some of the most
complex parallel applications such as terrain and weather mapping, facial and
gesture recognition, and biometric and DNA analysis.
on AMD’s award-winning Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture to advance the
visual growth and parallel processing capabilities of embedded applications. In
addition to ultrasound, other applications for GPGPU include some of the most
complex parallel applications such as terrain and weather mapping, facial and
gesture recognition, and biometric and DNA analysis.
The new Analogic bk3000 ultrasound
system is targeted for urology, surgery, general imaging, and procedure
guidance applications and is commercially available in key markets worldwide.
system is targeted for urology, surgery, general imaging, and procedure
guidance applications and is commercially available in key markets worldwide.
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