Patent ID: 7058211

Claim:
An electronics interface for interfacing a multiplexed photo array comprising at least one channel output with an ultrasound console, each one of the channel outputs capable of outputting a signal from each one of a plurality of photo detectors, each one of the plurality of photo detectors corresponding to a different image depth, the electronics interface comprising: at least one channel processor, each one of the channel processors having an input coupled to one of the channel outputs of the multiplexed photo array and an output, wherein each one of the channel processors acguires digital data from the respective channel output; a data bus coupled to the output of each one of the channel processors; a memory buffer having an input coupled to the data bus and an output; and a digital-to-analog converter having an input coupled to the output of the memory buffer and an output, wherein the output of the digital-to-analog converter is coupled to the ultrasound console.