Directional Velocity Estimation Using Focusing Along the Flow Direction I: Theory and Simulation

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 857-872

  Jensen, Jørgen A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHO SUPPRESSION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PULSATILE FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

VELOCITY ESTIMATION;

FOCUSING;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSATILE FLOW; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VALIDATION STUDY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULSATILE FLOW; QUALITY CONTROL; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0042140714     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2003.1214505     Document Type: Article

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