Open AccessA realistic flow phantom model of the carotid artery in preterm infants for training and research
Author(s) -
Sujith Pereira,
Jonathan Reeves,
Malcolm Birch,
Sakthi Finton-James,
Komal Verma,
Robert M. Krug,
Ajay Sinha,
Stephen Kempley
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.529
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1743-1344
pISSN - 1742-271X
DOI - 10.1177/1742271x20902189
Subject(s) - pulsatile flow , medicine , imaging phantom , ultrasound , doppler ultrasound , blood flow , nuclear medicine , common carotid artery , carotid arteries , middle cerebral artery , biomedical engineering , radiology , surgery , cardiology , ischemia
Cerebral blood flow is increasingly monitored in preterm infants. Doppler ultrasound of the carotid artery is a widely available method but is operator dependent. Our aim was to design and produce a realistic flow phantom model of the carotid artery of preterm infants.