A Reconstruction Method of Blood Flow Velocity in Left Ventricle Using Color Flow Ultrasound

Figure 1

A sector scanning probe and apical long-axis views. The vector in (a) means ultrasound beam propagation directions in sector-type scanning for cardiac application. (b) shows three (4-chamber, 3-chamber, and 2-chamber) apical imaging views for the cardiac scanning. They have the relationship of rotation by approximately 60 degrees toward each other. The imaging plane of the apical long-axis 3-chamber view passes through both of mitral and aortic valves.

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