In a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, a magnet is used to generate a constant magnetic field, a subject is excited through a radio frequency (RF) system and a gradient system to generate a magnetic resonance signal, the magnetic resonance signal is acquired by a receiver, and an image is reconstructed by an image reconstructing system based on the acquired magnetic resonance signal. Amplitude of the magnetic resonance signal can reach −20 dBm (decibel-milliwatts). In addition, to improve a quality of the reconstructed image, the receiver is desired to receive the magnetic resonance signal with amplitude of −137 dBm. As described above, a dynamic range of the amplitude of the magnetic resonance signal received by the receiver can reach 117 dB (decibel). In an example, when the receiver includes a 16-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC), the dynamic range of the amplitude of the magnetic resonance signal received by the receiver is 96 dB. In this case, the receiver may not receive the magnetic resonance signal with an amplitude out of the dynamic range 96 dB. Besides the MRI technology, in technologies, such as radar and radio communication, in some cases, the dynamic range of the amplitude of the signal received by the receiver can be also greater than the theoretical dynamic range of the 16-bit ADC.
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