Validation of a sensitivity performance index test protocol and evaluation of colour Doppler sensitivity for a range of ultrasound scanners

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1475-1483

  Browne, Jacinta E ^a,c   Watson, Amanda J ^a   Hoskins, Peter R ^b   Elliott, Alex T ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colour Doppler sensitivity; Doppler flow phantom; Instrument settings; Lowest detectable velocity; Penetration depth; Sensitivity performance index

Indexed keywords

COLOR DOPPLER SENSITIVITY; PERFORMANCE INDEX TEST; PHANTOMS;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; COLOR; ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

DOPPLER EFFECT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSELS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 10044277038     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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