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Ultrasound Doppler Vector Tomography - Measurements of Directional Blood Flow

Jansson, Tomas LU ; Almqvist, Monica LU ; Stråhlén, Kent ; Eriksson, Roger ; Sparr, Gunnar LU ; Persson, Hans W LU and Lindström, Kjell LU (1997) In Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 23(1). p.47-57
Abstract
An experimental system has been developed to verify the possibility of detecting flow activity using a technique called ultrasound Doppler vector tomography. A tomography algorithm is used to reconstruct blood flow vector fields using data from computer-controlled ultrasound continuous-wave Doppler scanning equipment. The result is a picture in which the brightness variations represent the reconstructed values of the curl of the velocity field (del x v). Continuous ultrasound is transmitted into a region with flow activity and the Doppler-shifted signals are received. To obtain measurement data suited for fan beam tomography, the scanning is performed in a plane from points encircling the region. Reconstructions have been achieved using... (More)
An experimental system has been developed to verify the possibility of detecting flow activity using a technique called ultrasound Doppler vector tomography. A tomography algorithm is used to reconstruct blood flow vector fields using data from computer-controlled ultrasound continuous-wave Doppler scanning equipment. The result is a picture in which the brightness variations represent the reconstructed values of the curl of the velocity field (del x v). Continuous ultrasound is transmitted into a region with flow activity and the Doppler-shifted signals are received. To obtain measurement data suited for fan beam tomography, the scanning is performed in a plane from points encircling the region. Reconstructions have been achieved using measurement data from two different flow phantoms. A comparison between the experimental results and simulations shows good conformity. Copyright (C) 1997 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. (Less)
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ultrasound, Doppler, tomography, blood flow, vector fields, continuous wave, vorticity, curl
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Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
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23
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1
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47 - 57
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Elsevier
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0301-5629
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10.1016/S0301-5629(96)00185-8
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English
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  author       = {{Jansson, Tomas and Almqvist, Monica and Stråhlén, Kent and Eriksson, Roger and Sparr, Gunnar and Persson, Hans W and Lindström, Kjell}},
  issn         = {{0301-5629}},
  keywords     = {{ultrasound; Doppler; tomography; blood flow; vector fields; continuous wave; vorticity; curl}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{47--57}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology}},
  title        = {{Ultrasound Doppler Vector Tomography - Measurements of Directional Blood Flow}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0301-5629(96)00185-8}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S0301-5629(96)00185-8}},
  volume       = {{23}},
  year         = {{1997}},
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