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IRECTION GB091046, REVISION 2 VIVID E9 / VIVID E7 BT’13 SERVICE MANUAL
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Section 5-9
Back End Processor (BEP)
5-9-1 Purpose of this section
The BEP and its sub-modules acts as the VIVID E9 / VIVID E7’s central processor.
This chapter includes descriptions for the vital BEP modules.
5-9-2 Introduction
The Back End Processor is a computer, designed specially for the use in the VIVID E9 / VIVID E7
ultrasound scanners made by GE.
5-9-3 Signal Flow and Processing
The Back End Processor receives the data from the Front End electronics, stores it in memory, performs
scan conversion to pixel domain, and drives the system’s monitors.
Back End Processor software is also processing the Color Flow, Doppler, M-Mode data and the 3D/4D
data.