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Pulsed ultrasound doppler velocimetry in the assessment of microvascular hemodynamics
Author(s) -
Blair William F.,
Brown Thomas D.,
Greene E. R.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.041
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1554-527X
pISSN - 0736-0266
DOI - 10.1002/jor.1100060219
Subject(s) - velocimetry , laser doppler velocimetry , doppler effect , biomedical engineering , hemodynamics , blood flow , ultrasound , ultrasonic sensor , lumen (anatomy) , acoustic doppler velocimetry , fast fourier transform , materials science , medicine , computer science , optics , radiology , surgery , physics , cardiology , astronomy , algorithm
Pulsed ultrasonic Doppler velocimetry (20 MHz) (PUDVM) has evolved considerably in the last 10 years. Engineering development has resulted in a computer‐controlled vessel‐scanning instrument whose backscattered frequency shift spectra are analyzed using fast Fourier transforms (FFT). Benchtop and theoretic studies indicate accurate (error <5%) velocity and volumetric flow rate measurements in vessels with a lumen diameter as small as 1.2 mm. Clinical application of the PUDVM has provided transcutaneous measurements of blood flow variables in normal human digital arteries. Experimental application to arteries 1.0–1.5 mm has provided information on the hemodynamic effects of topical vasodilators, standard microarteriorrhaphy, variations in microvascular technique, interpositional grafts, and early wound repair. With improving computer capabilities and technical modifications, the PUDVM will be an increasingly important tool in clinical and experimental microsurgery.