Two-dimensional blood flow vectors obtained with bidirectional Doppler ultrasound.

Precise measurement of blood flow is important because blood flow closely correlates formation of thrombus and atherosclerotic plaque. Among clinically applied modalities for blood flow measurement, color Doppler ultrasound shows two-dimensional (2D) distribution of one-dimensional blood flow component along the ultrasound beam. In the present study, 2D blood flow vector is obtained with high temporal and bidirectional Doppler ultrasound technique.

Validation of Echo-Dynamography by virtual color doppler echocardiography generated from phase contrast magnetic resonance angiography datasets.

Echo-Dynamography (EDG) is a smart visualization technique in echocardiography in which two-dimensional distribution of blood flow vectors in cardiovascular system is deduced by applying fluid dynamics theories into Doppler velocity datasets. Previous validation studies such as numerical simulation of free jet model or model circulation were too simple to reproduce unstable and asymmetrical flow in left ventricle. In the present study, virtual color Doppler echocardiography is generated from PC-MRA (phase contrast magnetic resonance angiography) datasets.