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Signal processors in duplex sonography: in vitro comparison between analog and digital methods.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8516561     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Using a new flow-test phantom, which respects the acoustic properties of real blood as well as the proximal and distal impedances of body circulation, we assessed the performance of two duplex sonography signal processors on blood-flow measurements. With both the analog and the dynamic signal processor (Fast Fourier Transform), the correlation between duplex sonography and quantitative flow measurements was high (0.96-0.99) for different dynamic conditions (steady or pulsatile blood flow, varying heart rate, blood pressure, and hematocrit) and for different mechanical conditions (silicon tube or animal vessel). The real blood flow was overestimated by duplex sonography; the over-estimation was more pronounced with the analog processor (factor 1.87-4.20) than with the digital processor (factor 1.22-1.64, P < 0.05). Applied to the study of asymmetric stenoses, the digital processor was not superior to the analog processors described in the literature.
Authors:
W G Zoller; C Wierscher; D R Wagner
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Research in experimental medicine. Zeitschrift für die gesamte experimentelle Medizin einschliesslich experimenteller Chirurgie     Volume:  193     ISSN:  0300-9130     ISO Abbreviation:  Res Exp Med (Berl)     Publication Date:  1993  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-07-22     Completed Date:  1993-07-22     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0324736     Medline TA:  Res Exp Med (Berl)     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  105-15     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Medizinische Poliklinik, Universität München, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Arteries
Blood Flow Velocity*
Blood Pressure
Cattle
Fourier Analysis
Heart Rate
Hematocrit
Laser-Doppler Flowmetry
Models, Structural
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted*
Ultrasonography*

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