Visualization of complex flow fields, with application to the interpretation of colour flow Doppler images.
The interpretation of colour flow Doppler images in regions of complex flow can be difficult. To aid in such interpretations, we have developed software which accepts as input the results of a fluid flow simulation program and produces simulated colour flow Doppler images on a workstation. This allows direct comparison between well-described flow fields and colour flow Doppler images. Application of this approach is demonstrated for flow in a two-dimensional model of a distal graft-to-vessel anastomosis, and the interpretation of the results for three-dimensional flows is briefly discussed. In addition, a method for presenting two-dimensional (vectorial) velocity data via colour coding is presented.
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Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Steinman
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Ethier
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Johnston
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Cobbold
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D000465:Algorithms; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D012984:Software; D014463:Ultrasonography