Transverse Spectral Analysis in Stenosis Diagnosis Using Transversely Oscillating Acoustic Field

Abstract

Accurate estimation of maximum velocities in Doppler blood flow spectrograms is vital in diagnosis of cardiovascular anomalies such as stenosis. However, obtaining accurate maximum velocity is not straightforward due to intrinsic spectral broadening and variance in the power spectrum estimate. Therefore, employment of Doppler indices such as pulsatility index is commonplace. Moreover, the results attained by conventional blood spectrogram estimators fail when beam to flow angle is near to 90°. In this work, an approach for estimation of pulsatility index for a fully transverse blood flow is presented. The method has been validated using simulated Doppler signal with scatterers possessing the pulsating flow of femoral artery in Womersley-Evan's model. By investigation of three scenarios of a normal vessel, and vessel with 20% and 40% stenosis, the possibility of stenosis diagnosis is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 26th National and 4th International Iranian Conference on Biomedical Engineering, ICBME 2019
Number of pages4
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Publication dateNov 2019
Pages11-14
Article number9030402
ISBN (Electronic)9781728156637
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2019
Event26th National and 4th International Iranian Conference on Biomedical Engineering, ICBME 2019 - Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Duration: 27 Nov 201928 Nov 2019

Conference

Conference26th National and 4th International Iranian Conference on Biomedical Engineering, ICBME 2019
Country/TerritoryIran, Islamic Republic of
CityTehran
Period27/11/201928/11/2019
Series2019 26th National and 4th International Iranian Conference on Biomedical Engineering, ICBME 2019

Keywords

  • Pulsatility Index
  • Spectral Transverse Velocity Estimation
  • Transverse Oscillations
  • Vessel Stenosis

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Transverse Spectral Analysis in Stenosis Diagnosis Using Transversely Oscillating Acoustic Field'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this