A preliminary study on the blind angle estimation for Quality Assessment of Color Doppler ultrasound diagnostic systems |
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| Giorgia Fiori, Andrea Scorza, Maurizio Schmid, Jan Galo, Silvia Conforto, Salvatore A. Sciuto |
- Abstract:
- Quality Controls (QCs) for the evaluation of Color Doppler (CD) performance play a pivotal role since CD is one of the most widely used Doppler techniques in medical imaging. Among the recommended test parameters, directional accuracy at 90° is included, even if its assessment is carried out visually. Therefore, in this study, a novel CD test parameter, called blind angle, has been proposed and defined as it allows testing the Doppler frequency shift dependency on the insonation angle. Moreover, a novel automatic method for the estimation of this parameter through the post-processing of CD videos has been proposed. Data have been collected from a single ultrasound diagnostic system equipped with a phased array probe. Tests have been carried out for two probe frequencies and three constant flow rate regimes set on a flow phantom. Based on the preliminary promising outcomes, further studies are going to be carried out.
- Download:
- IMEKO-TC4-2022-60.pdf
- DOI:
- 10.21014/tc4-2022.60
- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC4
- Event name:
- TC4 Symposium 2022
- Title:
25th IMEKO TC4 Symposium and 23nd International Workshop on ADC and DAC Modelling and Testing (IWADC)
- Place:
- Brescia, ITALY
- Time:
- 12 September 2022 - 14 September 2022