Ultrasound imaging of blood flow based on high frame rate acquisition and adaptive signal processing

Ultrasound imaging of blood flow is in widespread use for assessment of atherosclerotic disease. Imaging of the carotid arteries is of special interest, as blood clots from atherosclerotic plaques may follow the blood stream to the brain with fatal consequences. Color flow imaging and PW Doppler are...

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Main Author: Ekroll, Ingvild Kinn
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for sirkulasjon og bildediagnostikk 2013
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-20512
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-82-471-4203-5 (printed ver.)
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-82-471-4205-9 (electronic ver.)