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Apparatus for ultrasound flow vector imaging and methods thereof

US10335113B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2017
Grant dateJul 2, 2019
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S15/8915
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus and methods of use are provided for complex flow imaging and analysis that is non-invasive, accurate, and time-resolved. It is particularly useful in imaging of vascular flow with spatiotemporal fluctuations. This apparatus is an ultrasound-based framework called vector projectile imaging (VPI) that can dynamically render complex flow patterns over an imaging view at millisecond time resolution. The VPI apparatus and methods comprise: (i) high-frame-rate broad-view data acquisition (based on steered plane wave firings); (ii) flow vector estimation derived from multi-angle Doppler analysis (coupled with data regularization and least-squares fitting); and (iii) dynamic visualization of color-encoded vector projectiles (with flow speckles displayed as adjunct).

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