ATE164685T1 - Ständige anzeige der spitzen- und der mittleren blutströmungsgeschwindigkeit - Google Patents

Ständige anzeige der spitzen- und der mittleren blutströmungsgeschwindigkeit

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ATE164685T1
ATE164685T1 AT93304234T AT93304234T ATE164685T1 AT E164685 T1 ATE164685 T1 AT E164685T1 AT 93304234 T AT93304234 T AT 93304234T AT 93304234 T AT93304234 T AT 93304234T AT E164685 T1 ATE164685 T1 AT E164685T1
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peak
spectral
doppler
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flow velocity
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Helen Frances Routh
Roy Beck Peterson
Charles Wesley Powrie Jr
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Advanced Tech Lab
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/02—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems using reflection of acoustic waves
    • G01S15/50—Systems of measurement, based on relative movement of the target
    • G01S15/58—Velocity or trajectory determination systems; Sense-of-movement determination systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
    • G01S7/52053—Display arrangements
    • G01S7/52057—Cathode ray tube displays
    • G01S7/52071—Multicolour displays; using colour coding; Optimising colour or information content in displays, e.g. parametric imaging
AT93304234T 1992-05-02 1993-06-01 Ständige anzeige der spitzen- und der mittleren blutströmungsgeschwindigkeit ATE164685T1 (de)

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US07/892,301 US5287753A (en) 1992-05-02 1992-05-02 Continuous display of peak and mean blood flow velocities

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