Accuracy of spectral Doppler flow and tissue velocity measurements in ultrasound systems

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 127-132

  Walker, Andrew ^a,b   Olsson, Eva ^b   Wranne, Bengt ^b   Ringqvist, Ivar ^a   Ask, Per ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Calibration; Doppler; Doppler phantom; Echocardiography; Ultrasound system; Velocity

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DOPPLER EFFECT; QUALITY CONTROL; TISSUE; TRANSDUCERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

TISSUE-VELOCITY ESTIMATION;

ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 1042298885     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2003.08.020     Document Type: Article

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