Ultrasonic doppler measurement of blood flow velocities by array

Details Ultrasonic doppler measurement of blood flow velocities by array Ultrasonic doppler measurement of blood flow velocities by array

1995-08-10

1997-03-04

Jaworski, Francis

Surgery

Truss

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A61B 806

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056069723

ABSTRACT:
A Doppler signal processor is provided for an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system which identifies the peak and mean flow velocities by Doppler interrogation of a sample volume within the body. The effects of spectral broadening resulting from the use of an array transducer are compensated by producing a peak velocity value which is a function of the dimension of the array aperture and its relation to the location of the sample volume. Mean velocity values calculated from received Doppler echoes are combined with an array distortion function to produce accurate mean velocity values. The entire spectrum may be corrected by deconvolving the received signal spectrum with an array distortion function. Alternatively the effects of spectral broadening are compensated by use of Doppler reference signals for each element of the array which are a function of the position of the individual elements in the array aperture.

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