Abstract
A method for determining both velocity magnitude and angle in a synthetic aperture ultrasound system is described. The approach uses directional beamforming along the flow direction and cross-correlation to determine velocity magnitude. The angle of the flow is determined from the maximum normalized correlation calculated as a function of angle. The method is investigated using data measured by an experimental ultrasound scanner from a flow rig. A commercial 7 MHz linear array transducer is used and data are measured for flow angles of 60/spl deg/ and 90/spl deg/. The velocity magnitude is determined with a precision of 0.36 % (60/spl deg/) and 1.2 % (90/spl deg/), respectively. The 60/spl deg/ angle is estimated with a bias of 0.54/spl deg/ and a standard deviation of 2.1/spl deg/. For 90/spl deg/ the bias is 0.0003/spl deg/ and standard deviation 1.32/spl deg/.
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