A high-frequency pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasound system for the detection and imaging of blood flow in the microcirculation

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 997-1015

  Christopher, Donald A ^a   Burns, Peter N ^a   Starkoski, Brian G ^a   Foster, F Stuart ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood velocity measurement; Colour Doppler imaging; Doppler ultrasound; Duplex Doppler; High frequency ultrasound; Microcirculation; Power Doppler imaging; Pulsed wave Doppler; Ultrasonics; Ultrasound backscatter microscope

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; BLOOD VESSELS; CAPILLARY FLOW; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; DOPPLER EFFECT; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

COLOR DOPPLER IMAGING; POWER DOPPLER IMAGING; PULSED WAVE DOPPLER ULTRASOUND SYSTEM; ULTRASOUND BACKSCATTER MICROSCOPES;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAPILLARIES; EAR; HAND; HUMANS; MICE; MICROCIRCULATION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED;

EID: 0030931135     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(97)00076-8     Document Type: Article

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