ASSESSMENT OF COLOR DOPPLER TISSUE IMAGING USING TEST-PHANTOMS

被引:72
作者
FLEMING, AD [1 ]
MCDICKEN, WN [1 ]
SUTHERLAND, GR [1 ]
HOSKINS, PR [1 ]
机构
[1] WESTERN GEN HOSP,DEPT CARDIOL,EDINBURGH EH4 2XU,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
关键词
DOPPLER IMAGING; VELOCITY RESOLUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;
D O I
10.1016/0301-5629(94)90053-1
中图分类号
O42 [声学];
学科分类号
070206 ; 082403 ;
摘要
An investigation has been carried out on the velocity resolution, spatial resolution and accuracy of Doppler images as part of a study into the Doppler display of cardiac tissue motion. Test-phantoms were designed to perform this work and images were captured on a computer. The characteristics of the phantom images and of the image capture process were studied. The smallest detail that was observed in the Doppler image was 3 mm by 3 mm. Doppler receive gain and Doppler ensemble size both affected velocity resolution. Different target materials gave different measures for velocity resolution. This could be related to the different back-scatter intensities of the materials.
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页码:937 / 951
页数:15
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