摘要:
A flow display method enabling the state of flows in a plane to be grasped together with inflow into and outflow from that plane. A Doppler method, for example, is used to obtain a velocity profile at each point in a planar area (100) of interest defined in a three-dimensional flow. A flow rate profile in the planar area (100) is found on the basis of the thus obtained velocity profile. From the flow rate profile and the velocity profile there are determined source points (12) representative of inflow into the planar area (100) and sink points (14) representative of outflow therefrom. Contour lines in the flow rate profile then join the source points (12) and the sink points (14) to obtain a display of planar streamlines (10).
摘要:
A flow display method enabling the state of flows in a plane to be grasped together with inflow into and outflow from that plane. A Doppler method, for example, is used to obtain a velocity profile at each point in a planar area (100) of interest defined in a three-dimensional flow. A flow rate profile in the planar area (100) is found on the basis of the thus obtained velocity profile. From the flow rate profile and the velocity profile there are determined source points (12) representative of inflow into the planar area (100) and sink points (14) representative of outflow therefrom. Contour lines in the flow rate profile then join the source points (12) and the sink points (14) to obtain a display of planar streamlines (10).
摘要:
A method of measuring Doppler velocity is described in which at least two phase signals are detected at two different times and stored in a memory (2, 3), a base value is estimated from the two phase signals in a base value estimating means (4), the base value is compared with a new detected signal in a compare circuit (6) and Doppler velocity data is detected due to a difference between the base value and the new detected signal latched in a latch circuit (5).
摘要:
This invention relates to an apparatus for measuring a velocity distribution inside a fluid by a pulse Doppler method using an ultrasonic wave or electromagnetic wave. An observation wave is transmitted to and received from a fluid and a reflection echo from the fluid is received to determine its Doppler frequency. The observation wave scans inside a predetermined tomographic plane and the Doppler velocity distribution in this tomographic plane is determined. Since this Doppler speed distribution is only the component in the direction of the observation wave, it is accumulated in the direction perpendicular to this observation wave direction and is further differentiated again in the observation wave direction so as to calculate the component in the perpendicular direction. If the observation wave is an ultrasonic beam, the velocity distribution of the blood inside the heart can be inspected.
摘要:
A method for estimating a flow in an observation plane from the Doppler velocity distribution in the observation plane. A Doppler flow function is found from the Doppler velocity distribution by linear integration. A flow rate passing through a path perpendicular to a beam direction is found from the Doppler velocity distribution, and a Doppler flow range function representing a variation of this flow rate in the beam direction is calculated. The Doppler flow range function is separated into a linear boundary flow range function which is a two-dimensional component and a planar boundary flow range function which is a three-dimensional component. The planar boundary flow range function is approximated by a stepwise quantized planar boundary flow range function which varies in unit flow rate, and sink points and source points (simple sources) are determined based on a step position of this quantized planar boundary flow range function. A simple source flow function representing a three-dimensional inflow/outflow to and from the observation plane is calculated from a distribution of simple sources. A smoothed simple source flow function is subtracted from the Doppler flow function so as to calculate a planar flow function. The planar flow function and simple source flow function are combined so as to estimate a planar flow based on a contour line of this combined function.
摘要:
A probe (10) transmits an ultrasonic pulse of a wide band, and detects its echo to generate a reception signal. The reception signals are respectively filtered by three filter parts (14a-14c) of different passing bands. Outputs of the respective filter parts (14a-14c) are signal components of a narrow band, and speckle components (interference components by a fine structure) appear conspicuously. Outputs of the respective filter parts (14a-14c) are detected, and the detection outputs are set respectively as each color signal of R, G and B, and are composed by an image composition part (20), whereby a speckle part is displayed by coloring in R, G or B. As a tissue boundary part is high in a signal level in any band, it is displayed in a whitish color by composition. Application to weather radar is also described.
摘要:
This invention relates to an apparatus for measuring a velocity distribution inside a fluid by a pulse Doppler method using an ultrasonic wave or electromagnetic wave. An observation wave is transmitted to and received from a fluid and a reflection echo from the fluid is received to determine its Doppler frequency. The observation wave scans inside a predetermined tomographic plane and the Doppler velocity distribution in this tomographic plane is determined. Since this Doppler speed distribution is only the component in the direction of the observation wave, it is accumulated in the direction perpendicular to this observation wave direction and is further differentiated again in the observation wave direction so as to calculate the component in the perpendicular direction. If the observation wave is an ultrasonic beam, the velocity distribution of the blood inside the heart can be inspected.