Blood Flow Visualization System Integrating Ultrasonic Measurement and Numerical Simulation
Introduction Circulatory diseases have been diagnosed considering anatomical abnormalities obtained by medical diagnostic imaging apparatus, but existing empirical criteria are still limited. For an advanced diagnosis, information of blood flow field is essential since hemodynamics must have close relationships to the development and progress of the diseases. Hence, we have developed a novel blood flow simulation system for diagnosis of circulatory diseases by integrating ultrasonic Doppler measurement. The method is termed Ultrasonic-Measurement-Integrated (UMI) simulation.
Contents 1. Ultrasonic-Measurement-Integrated Simulation 2. Development of UMI Simulation System 3. Numerical Experiment
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