Title :
Angle Independent Ultrasonic Detection of Blood Flow
Author :
Trahey, Gregg E. ; Allison, John W. ; Von Ramm, Olaf T.
Author_Institution :
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
Abstract :
We present a new technique for blood velocity imaging based on tracking the motion of the speckle pattern produced by blood. Unlike Doppler velocity determinations, these are angle independent. Initial in vivo experiments yield promising results.
Keywords :
Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Blood flow; Humans; In vivo; Speckle; Tomography; Tracking; Ultrasonic imaging; Veins; Biomedical Engineering; Blood Flow Velocity; Humans; Rheology;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1987.325938