An experimental study of the reflection from spherical and flat ended cylindrical targets suitable for fetal Doppler performance assessment

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117-128

  Preston, Roy C ^a   Bond, A D ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomedical ultrasound; Equipment performance; Fetal Doppler; Scattering; Standards; Target reflection; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; DETECTORS; DOPPLER EFFECT; FETAL MONITORING; POLYCARBONATES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAINLESS STEEL; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

FETAL DOPPLER; TARGET REFLECTION;

ULTRASONIC REFLECTION;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HEART; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DOPPLER EFFECT; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031048088     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(96)00168-8     Document Type: Article

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