maximizing battery life. As DSP performance continues to advance， DSPs are proving to be a goodsolution for more and more of the ultrasound processing chain. The flexibility and programmability of

　　DSPs allows for both field upgradeable products and efficient implementation of new adaptive algorithmsnot easily realizable in other technologies. These features are making DSPs a valuable processor inultrasound systems.In an effort to support this application segment， TI has developed the TI Embedded Processor SoftwareToolkit for Medical Imaging （STK-MED）。 STK-MED includes a collection of standard ultrasound algorithmsoptimized for TI’s C64x+ DSP core. These algorithms showcase how ultrasound processing functions canleverage the C64x+ architecture for efficient performance and power consumption. The goal of theSTK-MED is to shorten customer development time by providing optimized implementations of processingblocks commonly used in a diagnostic ultrasound system. The source code in the STK-MED can easily beextended or modified to create customized versions for developme