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Estimation and display for vector doppler imaging using plane wave transmissions

US11432805B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2019
Grant dateSep 6, 2022
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S15/8979
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Vector Doppler Imaging (VDI) improves on conventional Color Doppler Imaging (CDI) by giving speed and direction of blood flow at each pixel of a display generated by a computing system. Multiple angles of Plane wave transmissions (PWT) via an ultrasound transducer conveniently give projected Doppler measurements over a wide field of view, providing enough angular diversity to identify velocity vectors in a short time window while capturing transitory flow dynamics. A fast, aliasing-resistant velocity vector estimator for PWT is presented, and VDI imaging of a carotid artery with a 5 MHz linear array is shown using a novel synthetic particle flow visualization method.

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