V.1. Ultrasound imaging and Doppler flow velocity measurement.
High frequency ultrasound (2 - 8 MHz typically) has established itself as a major medical imaging method associated with a wide range of clinical applications. Advantages include real-time applicability, lower cost compared with other medical imaging technologies, possibility of measuring blood flow velocities and desk-top instrumentation. Disadvantage is associated with lower image quality than is obtained with x-ray or magnetic resonance methods.
Niederer
Peter F
PF
Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 35, Zurich, Switzerland.
D000818:Animals; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends