Abstract
In-vivo VFI scans obtained from the abdomen of a human volunteer using a convex array transducers and transverse oscillation vector flow imaging (VFI) are presented. A 3 MHz BK Medical 8820e (Herlev, Denmark) 192-element convex array probe is used with the SARUS experimental ultrasound scanner. A sequence with a 129-line B-mode image is followed by a VFI sequence in 17 directions with 32 emissions in each direction. The pulse repetition frequency was set to 5 kHz, and the intensity and MI were measured with the Acoustic Intensity Measurement System AIMS III (Onda, Sunnyvale, California, USA). The derated Ispta.3 was 79.7 mW/m2 and MI was 1.32, which are within FDA limits for abdominal scans. The right liver lobe of a 28-year healthy volunteer was scanned with a view of the main portal vein and vena cava inferior at a frame rate of 7.4 Hz. Thirty frames were acquired, giving 4 seconds of data. For this volunteer the duration corresponded to roughly 3 heartbeats. The velocities were found at a beam-to-flow angle of 72 ± 21°, where a conventional CFM scan would yield poor results. Three VF images from the same position in the cardiac cycle were investigated and the mean lateral velocities were -0.079, -0.081 and -0.080 m/s showing the consistence of the in-vivo results.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS |
Number of pages | 4 |
Publisher | IEEE Computer Society Press |
Publication date | 20 Oct 2014 |
Pages | 333-336 |
Article number | 6931909 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479970490 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Oct 2014 |
Event | 2014 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2014 - Chicago, United States Duration: 3 Sep 2014 → 6 Sep 2014 |
Conference
Conference | 2014 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2014 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Chicago |
Period | 03/09/2014 → 06/09/2014 |
Series | IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS |
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ISSN | 1948-5719 |
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