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, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland. peter.niederer@biomed.ee.ethz.ch
D006801:Humans; D014159:Transducers; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000295:instrumentation