Improved transverse flow estimation using differential maximum Doppler frequency

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 420-429

  Shen, Che Chou ^a   Chou, Ching Han ^a   Wang, Yu Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Differential maximum Doppler frequency; Doppler; Doppler bandwidth; Transverse flow estimation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPPLER EFFECT; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; VECTORS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DIFFERENTIAL MAXIMUM DOPPLER FREQUENCY; DOPPLER BANDWIDTH; TRANSVERSE FLOW ESTIMATION;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVERSE FLOW ESTIMATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPPLER EFFECT; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 33847074208     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.08.017     Document Type: Article

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