Display of spatially-registered Doppler spectral waveforms and three-dimensional vein graft geometry.
A method has been developed to display Doppler spectral waveforms in lower extremity vein grafts in conjunction with 3-D vessel geometry. Doppler spectral waveforms and cross-sectional images of the vein graft are collected with a custom 3-D ultrasound imaging system. Computer processing generates a display of the Doppler sample volumes registered in 3-D space with a surface reconstruction of the vein graft lumen. An interactive computer interface displays spectral waveforms at user-selected sites in the graft. Summary displays combining spectral waveforms, maximum velocity and cross-sectional area provide a pictorial record of the state of the vein graft along its full length. The method is demonstrated for two patient studies, each at two time points after graft revisions. The graphic display of both hemodynamics and geometry allows rapid assessment of vein graft changes over time.
Leotta
Daniel F
DF
Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. leotta@u.washington.edu
Primozich
Jean F
JF
Henderson
Sara M
SM
Karr
Leni N
LN
Bergelin
Robert O
RO
Beach
Kirk W
KW
Zierler
R Eugene
RE
D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012086:Reoperation; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex