Sample volume shape for pulsed-flow velocity estimation using a linear array

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1409-1418

  Steinman, Aaron H ^a   Lui, Elaine Y L ^a   Johnston, K Wayne ^a,b   Cobbold, Richard S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Doppler; Flow velocity estimation; Linear array; Sample volume shape; Simulation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BEAM-FORMING ARRAYS; BLOOD VELOCITY ESTIMATION; PULSED TRANSDUCER ARRAYS; VELOCITY SPECTRUM;

BEAM LEAD DEVICES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TRANSDUCERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PULSATILE FLOW;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 9644302789     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.08.029     Document Type: Article

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