Title :
Identity between two computed velocimetry methods
Author :
Katakura, Kageyoshi ; Okujima, Motoyoshi
Author_Institution :
Div. of Telecommun., Hitachi Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
In conventional ultrasound Doppler systems, the velocity component along the beam axis is obtained from the observed frequency shift. We have proposed two methods that use pure linear procedures to measure all the components of an arbitrary flow vector. In the first method, the first step is a Fourier transform of the received signals in the direction of the transducer array. The second step is also a Fourier transform, but in the polar-axis directions. In the second method, the first step is again a Fourier transform, but in the direction of the time-axis. The second step is not a Fourier transform but a projection integration in the polar-axis direction. In this paper, the identity of these methods in velocity resolution is shown
Keywords :
Fourier transforms; acoustic signal processing; biomedical ultrasonics; blood flow measurement; integration; medical signal processing; ultrasonic transducer arrays; velocity measurement; Fourier computed velocimetry; Fourier transform; beam axis; computed velocimetry methods; conventional ultrasound Doppler systems; flow vector; frequency shift; identity; polar-axis directions; projection computed velocimetry; projection integration; pure linear procedures; received signals; time-axis; transducer array; velocity component; velocity resolution; Fourier transforms; Frequency; Pulse measurements; Telecommunication computing; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducer arrays; Ultrasonic transducers; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Vectors; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1995. Proceedings., 1995 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2940-6
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.1995.495852