3-D flow velocity vector estimation with a triple-beam lens transducer -experimental results

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-95

  Hein, Ilmar A ^a  

^a Bio Imaging Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; ESTIMATION; HEMODYNAMICS; LENSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VECTORS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY VECTOR; TRIPLE BEAM LENS TRANSDUCER;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0030813286     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.585197     Document Type: Article

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