Real-time 2-d phased array vector flow imaging
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Echocardiography examination of the blood flow is currently either restricted to 1-D techniques in real-time or experimental offline 2-D methods. This paper presents an implementation of transverse oscillation for real-time 2-D vector flow imaging (VFI) on a commercial BK Ultrasound scanner. A large field-of-view (FOV) sequence for studying flow dynamics at 11 frames per second (fps) and a sequence for studying peak systolic velocities (PSVs) with a narrow FOV at 36 fps were validated. The VFI sequences were validated in a flow rig with continuous laminar parabolic flow and in a pulsating flow pump system before being tested in vivo, where measurements were obtained on two healthy volunteers. Mean PSV from 11 cycles was 155 cms-1 with a precision of ±9.0% for the pulsating flow pump. In vivo, PSV estimated in the ascending aorta was 135 cms-1 ± 16.9% for eight cardiac cycles. Furthermore, in vivo flow dynamics of the left ventricle and in the ascending aorta were visualized. In conclusion, angle independent 2-D VFI on a phased array has been implemented in real time, and it is capable of providing quantitative and qualitative flow evaluations of both the complex and fully transverse flow.
Original language | English |
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Journal | IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 7 |
Pages (from-to) | 1205-1213 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISSN | 0885-3010 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
- 3-D vector flow, blood velocity estimation, transverse oscillation
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