@article{5c3b384d3c904c0ca7d39c03699786ac,
title = "Factor analysis in both spatial and temporal domains of color blooming artifacts in ultrasound investigations utilizing contrast agents",
abstract = "Color blooming artifacts can cause misinterpretations of normal and pathological structures during color Doppler flow imaging with ultrasound contrast agents (USCAs). These artifacts are characterized in both the spatial and temporal domains: in the spatial domain, artifacts result from wave propagation and the ultrasound system; and in the temporal domain, the color blooming time (CBT) is used to denote the duration of artifacts. In our experiments, CBT decreased from 86.7 to 46.8 s when the transmitting pressure was decreased from 370 to 180kPa. From this, we conclude that an adaptive mechanical index can significantly shorten the CBT, which may in turn prolong the optimal viewing time during in vivo ultrasound investigations utilizing USCAs.",
keywords = "Blood flow, Color blooming artifact, Contrast agents, Doppler ultrasound, Microbubbles",
author = "Wu, {Chung Yuo} and Lo, {Men Tzung} and Jenho Tsao and Alan Chu and Chou, {Yi Hong} and Tiu, {Chui Mei}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank Da-Rong Su and Shao-Jung Huang (Micro-Star International, Taipei, ROC) for their help in setting up the experimental apparatus, and Ms Shirley Shinn-Huey Chou (University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA) for her comments on this manuscript. This work was partly supported by the grant from the National Science Council (NSC 91-2314-B-075-122) and partly supported by the grant from the Veterans General Hospital-Taipei (VGH-TPE-92-292). ",
year = "2004",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1016/j.compmedimag.2003.12.003",
language = "???core.languages.en_GB???",
volume = "28",
pages = "129--140",
journal = "Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics",
issn = "0895-6111",
number = "3",
}