Real-Time Two-Dimensional Blood Flow Imaging Using an Autocorrelation Technique

Abstract

A new blood Row imaging system is described that com- bines a conventional pulsed Doppler device and a newly developed au- tocorrelator. In the system blood flow within a given cross section of a live organ is displayed in real time. The direction of blood Row and its variance are expressed by means of a difference in color and its hue, respectively. Experiments were conducted with a mechanical and an electrical scanner using phantoms, and good agreement with the theory was obtained. Studies on clinical significance have also been carried out for normal and diseased hearts, and successful results have been found.