Title :
Considerations in design of angle-independent Doppler instruments using diffraction-grating transducers
Author :
Vilkomerson, D. ; Lyons, D. ; Domagala, P. ; Chilipka, T.
Author_Institution :
EchoCath Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Diffraction grating transducers produce beams at different angles, allowing angle-independent Doppler measurements to be made. Here, various aspects of using these transducers in a practical system are considered. These aspects include multiplex operation, whereby multiple beams are transmitted and received using a simple and inexpensive implementation, and an investigation of what are the limitations in measurement accuracy that arise from the particular characteristics of this method and transducer
Keywords :
Doppler measurement; biomedical transducers; haemodynamics; ultrasonic transducers; angle-independent Doppler instruments; angle-independent Doppler measurements; diffraction-grating transducers; measurement accuracy limitations; multiple beams; multiplex operation; Blood; Diffraction gratings; Doppler measurements; Equations; Frequency; Instruments; Phased arrays; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Caesars Tahoe, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5722-1
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.1999.849272