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Chapter 4: Measurements and Calculations 49
Measurements
Thefollowingtableshowsthemeasurements
requiredtocompletethevolumeflow
calculation.Fordefinitionsofacronyms,see
“Glossary”onpage 157.
Botha2DandaDopplermeasurementare
requiredforthevolumeflowcalculation.The
Dopplersamplevolumeshouldcompletely
insonatethevessel.
Considerthefollowingfactorswhenperforming
volume
flowmeasurements:
•Usersshouldfollowcurrentmedicalpractice
forvolumeflowcalculationapplications.
•Theaccuracyofthevolumeflowcalculation
largelydependsontheuser.
•Thefactorsidentifiedintheliteraturethat
affecttheaccuracyareasfollows:
•Usingthediametermethodfor2Darea
•Difficultyensuringuniforminsonationof
thevessel.
The
systemislimitedtothefollowing
samplevolumesizes:
C11xtransducer:1,2,3GateSize(mm)
C60xandP10xtransducers:2,3,5,7,
10,12GateSize(mm)
•HFL38x,L25x,L38x,andSLA x
transducers:1,3,5,7,10,12GateSize
(mm)
P21xtransducer:2,3,5,7,11.5,14
Gate
Size(mm)
•Precisioninplacingthecaliper
Accuracyinanglecorrection
Theconsiderationsanddegreeofaccuracyfor
volumeflowmeasurementsandcalculationsare
discussedinthefollowingreference:
Allan,PaulL.etal.ClinicalDopplerUltrasound,
4thEd.,HarcourtPublishersLimited,(2000)
3638.
To calculate volume flow
1 Performthe2Dmeasurement:
a Onafrozenfullscreen2D imageorduplex
image,pressthe
CALCSkey.
b Fromthecalculationsmenu,selectD
(distance)underVol Flow.
c Positionthecalipers.(See“Workingwith
calipers”onpage 41.)
d Savethecalculation.See“Tosavea
calculation”onpage 45.
2 PerformtheDopplermeasurement:
a OnafrozenDopplerspectraltrace,press
the
CALCSkey.
b Fromthecalculationsmenu,selectTAM
underVol Flow.
Averticalcaliperappears.
Transducer Exam Types
C11x Abdomen
C60x Abdomen
HFL38x Vascular
L25x Vascular
L38x Vascular
P10x Abdomen
P21x Abdomen
SLAx Vascular
Volume Flow Calculations
Menu
Heading
Measurement
(Imaging
Mode)
Calculation
Result
Vol Flow D (2D)
TAM (Doppler)
VF (Volume
Flow l/min)