| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M23335/01 |
| Title: |
OPTIMISATION OF MULTI-BEAM ULTRASONIC METHODS OF VELOCITY ESTIMATION FOR ASSESSMENT OF ARTERIAL DISEASE |
| Principal Investigator: |
Hoskins, Professor PR |
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| Department: |
Medical and Radiological Sciences |
| Organisation: |
University of Edinburgh |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
05 September 1998 |
Ends: |
04 January 2002 |
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159,358
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Instrumentation Eng. & Dev. |
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Measurement of blood velocity from Doppler ultrasound systems is used to estimate the degree of arterial narrowing i diseased arteries, which is used in the decision to forward patients for surgery. All current Doppler systems estimate only one component of velocity, leading to large errors, especially in complex flow patterns. The proposed work will investigate a technique called vector Doppler in which 2 velocity components are estimated simultaneously. Investigation of machine settings and flow conditions on the errors in estimated velocity will be performed using a computer model of ultrasound transmission and reception combined with a model of the flow field in a narrowed arterial segment. Experimental validation will be performed using a modified commercial scanner in which velocity information from 2 directions is obtained in real time. For this purpose an acoustically and geometrically stable tissue equivalent model of arterial narrowing will be developed and used. A successful project outcome will provide the strategic evidence to justify commercial implementation of this technique throughout the ultrasound industry, along with information on appropriate implementation. on commercial introduction of vector Doppler, velocities measured clinically will be more accurate leading to improved categorisation of patients for surgery, and hence improved quality of life.
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