Patent ID: 11896421
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A method of monitoring blood distribution in a subject, comprising:
receiving Doppler ultrasound data representing a first arterial blood flow value at a first location and a second arterial blood flow value at a second location of the subject;
performing a first comparison of the first arterial blood flow value and the second arterial blood flow value, wherein the first comparison comprises calculation of a ratio between the first arterial blood flow value and the second arterial blood flow value, wherein the ratio is associated with the blood distribution in the subject;
performing a second comparison of the ratio to a first threshold associated with hypovolemia and to a second threshold associated with hypervolemia;
detecting the hypovolemia when the ratio is greater than the first threshold;
detecting the hypervolemia when the ratio is less than the second threshold; and
generating an output indicative of the hypovolemia when the ratio is greater than the first threshold and indicative of the hypervolemia when the ratio is less than the second threshold.