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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Pallavi Vajinepalli, Bangalore, IN;
Rajendra Singh Sisodia, Bangalore, IN;
Lalit Gupta, Bangalore, IN;
Ganesan Ramachandran, Bangalore, IN;
Celine Firtion, Bangalore, IN;
John Petruzzello, Carmel, NY (US);
Ajay Anand, Fishkill, NY (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A device is configured for interrogating a blood vessel to derive flow characteristics (S) and for, responsive to the deriving and based on the derived characteristics, anatomically identifying the vessel. A spatial map of the vessels may be generated based on the interrogating, and specifically the Doppler power computed from data acquired in the interrogating. Subsequent interrogating (S) may occur, based on the map and on a user-selected set of vessels and/or vessel categories, to derive clinical Doppler indices. The device can be designed to automatically set a sample volume () for the subsequent interrogating, and to operate automatically from the user selection to display of the indices. The display may further include an image () of the vessels summoned by the set, annotated by their individual anatomical names, and optionally a diagnosis relating to blood flow. The displayed image may be enlarged to zoom in on the user's onscreen selection. The device may feature a two-dimensional ultrasound non-phased array of transducer elements.