The Verasonics Team is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the upcoming IEEE IUS Symposium in Utrecht, Netherlands, 15-18 of September. We look forward to meeting with friends, old and new, at the conference and discussing advances in ultrasound research innovations. Our team will be highlighting the latest updates to the Vantage® NXT Research Ultrasound System in Booth 1 on the exhibition floor. We will also be offering product demonstrations throughout IUS exhibit hours on several aspects of the Vantage NXT System.
Recent introductions to the Vantage NXT System include the Acquisition SDK Option, a new 3 MHz Matrix Array transducer, and the Vantage NXT 32LE and Vantage NXT 64 model configurations. In addition, our team will be on hand to discuss the availability of application scripts to optimize research. We will highlight expanded capabilities via our partnerships with ImFusion GmbH and PhotoSound® Technologies and share more about our valuable educational offering, the Essentials of Ultrasound Imaging Course.
IEEE IUS 2025 Schedule
We are pleased to announce new scientific presentations and product sessions at the upcoming 2025 IEEE IUS Symposium:
Patron Presentation
Location: Spark Room
Date & Time: September 17, 2025 (10:30 – 11:30)
Presenters: Miguel Bernal, Ph.D. & Bryan Cunitz
The Verasonics Patron Presentation highlights recent advancements, features, and applications in the Vantage NXT system. Join us to learn more about new imaging sequences for photoacoustic applications and support for real-time analog input synchronization. We will also highlight results from an ongoing collaboration, demonstrating how pulse compression using Golay codes enhances signal-to-noise ratio and penetration depth in Ultrasound Localization Microscopy (ULM). In addition, we will share information on FastSave, a high-throughput method for streaming RF data to disk at DMA rates and compare extended transmit capabilities for shear wave elastography (SWE) between Vantage and Vantage NXT Systems, illustrating the improved flexibility and performance of the new platform.
Oral Presentation
Adaptive Ultrasound Image Reconstruction Based on Local Motion Detection Using an Ultrasound Research Platform System
Session Code: B4L-05
Location: Kinepolis-Room 12
Date & Time: September 17, 2025 (14:00 – 15:30)
Presenter: Miguel Bernal, Ph.D.
Poster Presentations
Comparative Evaluation of Ultrasound Transducers for Extended Transmit and Shear Wave Elastography Using Vantage and Vantage NXT Systems
Session Code: A1P-16
Location: Poster 6
Date & Time: September 16, 2025 (10:00 – 11:00)
Presenter: Miguel Bernal, Ph.D.
Enhanced Photoacoustic Imaging Using Verasonics Vantage NXT System
Session Code: C2P-13
Location: Poster 3
Date & Time: September 18, 2025 (10:00 – 11:00)
Presenter: Sowmiya Chandramoorthi, Ph.D.
Combined Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging of Peripheral Arteries
Session Code: C2P-21
Location: Poster 11
Date & Time: September 18, 2025 (10:00 – 11:00)
Presenter: Anjali Thomas, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Expanded Features & Capabilities for Vantage NXT
Vantage NXT 32LE and Vantage NXT 64 Configurations, and New NXT UTAs
Available in Mid- and High-Frequency ranges, these 32- and 64-channel model configurations are ideal for customers requiring low-channel data acquisition with transmit and receive data, as well as Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) / Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and Materials Science research.
In addition, Verasonics has released two additional Universal Transducer Adapters (UTAs) for Vantage NXT – the NXT UTA 260-MUX and NXT UTA 408-GE MUX. Both adapters provide multiplex connectivity for transducers with 128 or fewer elements.
These updates expand research options for Vantage NXT researchers and offer Vantage researchers additional capabilities when considering an upgrade from their existing system.
Acquisition SDK Option
Acquisition SDK System Block Diagram
The Acquisition SDK Programming Model (Acquisition SDK) is a C-based API that allows Vantage NXT Research Ultrasound System users to program their system without MATLAB® dependencies. The Acquisition SDK Programming Model, which is comprised of a C-API, example code, and documentation, offers users similar data structures and naming conventions to those of the MATLAB Programming Model to simplify the porting of existing sequences to the Acquisition SDK environment.
The Acquisition SDK is an ideal complement for users who aim to develop applications intended for commercialization or for integration of their legacy or third-party software to run on the Vantage NXT Platform. The latest version of the Acquisition SDK option includes programming capabilities for NXT UTA 256 Direct and NXT UTA 64 LEMO, in addition to the Extended Transmit Option and HIFU configurations (in Linux or Windows OS).
The Essentials of Ultrasound Imaging Course
The Essentials of Ultrasound Imaging Course, an educational offering from Verasonics, provides a new way of teaching and learning about ultrasound imaging. Professor Thomas Szabo of Boston University and Dr. Peter Kaczkowski of Verasonics developed the Essentials of Ultrasound Imaging Course. The curriculum combines directed teaching from the textbook “Essentials of Ultrasound Imaging,” which is also written by Professor Szabo and Dr. Kaczkowski, and was published by Elsevier in December 2023, along with lectures, interactive exploration through GUI-based simulators, a custom imaging phantom, and hands-on laboratory experiments using a Vantage Research Ultrasound System. This curriculum is designed to be taught by an experienced instructor at an academic institution or commercial organization.
The curriculum follows the material laid out in the textbook chapter-by-chapter, with ten lectures of approximately one hour provided as detailed slide presentations and notes. Learn more: Essentials of Ultrasound Imaging Course – Verasonics.
EoUSI Custom Phantom
Let’s connect at the IEEE IUS Symposium in Utrecht! Visit Verasonics at Booth 1 and learn about the benefits of our newest features and capabilities, and how they can enhance your research efforts.