Three-dimensional flow vectors from RF ultrasound signals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4687, Issue , 2002, Pages 210-217

  Tuthill, Theresa A ^a   Rubin, Jonathan M ^a   Fowlkes, J Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; RF ultrasound; Vector flow

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; DOPPLER EFFECT; SCANNING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VECTORS;

VECTOR FLOW;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0036029997     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.462156     Document Type: Conference Paper

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