The successor to the pioneering Vantage Research Ultrasound System

Vantage NXT offers a complete next generation technology update including an advanced, proprietary transceiver designed to meet and surpass the needs of current and future cutting-edge ultrasound research.

  • Proprietary NXT transceiver design – Engineered to provide the next-level of transmit and receive fidelity required for ultrasound research.
  • Enhanced high frequency imaging over an operating bandwidth up to 60 MHz with high dynamic range and resolution provides improved performance in applications such as pre-clinical imaging, Doppler and more.
  • Improved arbitrary waveform generation – Improvements to transmit fidelity and encoding algorithms provide more accurate analog acoustic waveform design, delivered in a new user-friendly graphical interface and command line functions.
  • Ultra-high frame rate imaging enabled through data acquisition into local memory limited only by acoustic travel times, 4x increased channel memory, and fast data transfer, ideal for advanced applications from Shear Wave elastography to super-resolution imaging.
  • Expanded I/O capabilities with the addition of independently programmable triggers, quadrature encoder inputs and low frequency analog inputs enabling co-registration of ultrasound and position or physiological data.
  • In addition, Vantage NXT maintains the transducer flexibility pioneered by Vantage through the use of Universal Transducer Adapters (UTAs). Most Vantage UTAs are compatible with Vantage NXT.

Vantage NXT builds upon the versatility and flexibility sought after by Vantage customers, while introducing industry-leading performance and features, making Vantage NXT the most advanced and capable research system on the market.

At the core of our ground-breaking technology is a proprietary transceiver, delivering enhancements to transmit and receive signal fidelity. This technology enables a single system to deliver optimal performance over a diverse range of applications, from high power transmit for ablative HIFU to the highly precise and linear transmit required for arbitrary waveform generation and signal coding.

To view these enhancements across high frequency platforms, visit the Vantage NXT Image Gallery.

Vantage platform upgradability – Every Vantage NXT system can be upgraded to any configuration or option to maximize flexibility, extend research options and protect initial investments.

Vantage NXT System Configurations / Licensable Options

Choose the Vantage NXT System configuration and options that best meet your research requirements.

Vantage NXT 32LE*Vantage NXT 64*Vantage NXT 64LEVantage NXT 128Vantage NXT 256
CHANNELS64 Tx / 32 Rx64 Tx / 64 Rx128 Tx / 64 Rx128 Tx / 128 Rx256 Tx / 256 Rx
CONFIGURATIONS
Low Frequency*
(20 kHz - 750 kHz)
Mid Frequency
(250 kHz - 24 MHz)
High Frequency
(1 MHz - 60 MHz)
HIFU Operating Range
(250 kHz - 8 MHz)
N/AN/A
External ClockN/AN/AN/AN/A
LICENSABLE OPTIONS
Extended TransmitN/AN/A
Arbitrary Waveform
Image ReconstructionIncludedIncludedIncluded
Synchronization TriggersIncludedIncluded
Quadrature Encoder Inputs*
Analog Inputs
NDE Imaging Software
GPU Toolkit
GPU Toolkit with GPU Direct
Volume Imaging Package
– Essential
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Volume Imaging Package
– Expansion
N/AN/AN/AN/A

✓ = purchasable configuration or option. All Vantage NXT systems can be reconfigured or upgraded to additional options.
* Future availability

Transmit Specifications**

Vantage Vantage NXT
Low Frequency50 kHz to 1.5 MHz20 kHz to 750 kHz*
Mid Frequency500 kHz to 20 MHz250 kHz to 24 MHz
High Frequency2 MHz to 42 MHz1 MHz to 60 MHz
HIFU Operating Band500 kHz to 4 MHz250 kHz to 8 MHz
Programmable Pulser Amplitude
3.2 to 192 V p-p1.6 to 192 V p-p
Power OutputUp to 100 W peak, 8 W average,
into 50 Ohms (~µ seconds)
Extended Transmit: Up to 50 W peak
(all channels, ~m seconds)
HIFU: Up to 1000 W peak
(all channels, ~seconds)
Minimum "on" state duration
12 ns4 ns
Resolution (clock frequency)4 ns (250 MHz)2 ns (500 MHz)
Voltage transition time6-10 ns2-3 ns
 FET technologySiGaN
Output monitoring NoYes
* Future availability ** Transmit and Receive performance is limited near frequency extremes

Receive Specifications**

Vantage Vantage NXT
Low Frequency50 kHz to 1.5 MHz20 kHz to 750 kHz*
Mid Frequency500 kHz to 27 MHz 250 kHz to 60 MHz
High Frequency1 MHz to 50 MHz250 kHz to 60 MHz
ADC sample rate62.5 MHz125 MHz
ADC Resolution14-bit16-bit
Channel memory64 MB256 MB
Sustained data transfer rateUp to 52.8 Gbits/s (6.6 GB/s)Up to 52.8 Gbits/s (6.6 GB/s)
SubsamplingInteger factorsNon-integer, rational factors
Data type16-bit16-bit integer, 16-bit float
* Future availability.
** Transmit and Receive performance is limited near frequency extremes

Expanded I/O Capabilities

Vantage Vantage NXTApplications
Triggers2 inputs, 1 output4 input/outputs
programmable pulse width
HW synch
Photoacoustics
Script debug
Quadrature Encoder Inputs*None3 quadrature encoders
Position registration
Automated scanning
Robotics
Analog InputsNone2 inputs
Signal +/- 5V range

Sample rate 4KHz
12-bit ADC
Physiological inputs and sensors (ECG, stimuli, etc.)
PCIeGen 3 connection with 1 m copper cableGen 3 FireFly optical connection with
2 m cable (up to 100 m)
Large distance between host and Vantage NXT 
*Future availability

Front of Vantage NXT

Back of Vantage NXT

Software Enhancements for Improved User Experience

Improved Arbitrary Waveform Generation

• Improvements to transmit fidelity and encoding algorithms provide more accurate analog acoustic waveform design
• New user-friendly graphical interface and command line functions

Enhanced High Image Quality Scripts

• Over 25 optimized imaging scripts for various transducers and targets
• Scripts are specifically designed to achieve image quality comparable to clinical systems

New Interactive Help System

• Provides quick reference to over 400 structure names, attributes and keywords to facilitate script development, reduce runtime errors
• Integrated into MATLAB Document Editor

Updated Structure Visualization Tools

• Improved Trans, PData and FilterTool features

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