A review of the measurement of blood velocity and related quantities using Doppler ultrasound

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 213, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 391-400

  Hoskins, P R ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Maximum velocity; Mean velocity; Ultrasound; Vector doppler technique; Volumetric flow; Wall shear rate

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SYSTOLE;

BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; HUMANS; SYSTOLE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0032608107     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411991535004     Document Type: Article

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