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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2008
David Huang, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Yimin Wang, Alhambra, CA (US);
David Huang, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Yimin Wang, Alhambra, CA (US);
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention provides methods for non-invasive, real-time measuring and/or monitoring of local blood flow in a subject. Methods of the invention generally include the steps of obtaining Doppler shift images of at least two planes intersecting blood vessels at the scanned location; determining Doppler angles using the Doppler shift images; and then using the Doppler angles thus determined together with the Doppler shift signals to arrive at a measure of the volumetric blood flow. Also provided are systems and software for performing the methods.