Patent ID: 6210168
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: G01S,G09B

Abstract:
A Doppler ultrasound simulation system, comprising:(a) a B-mode ultrasound simulator, operative to generate and display a simulated B-mode ultrasound image of a fluid filled viscus;(b) a memory unit, operative to store velocity data describing a flow of said fluid at a plurality of locations within said viscus said memory unit being further operative to store sound data, said sound data describing at least one Doppler frequency shift at said plurality of locations within said viscus, and(c) a processor, operative to(i) designate a location on said B-mode image,(ii) select at least one of said stored velocity date, said selected velocity data describing a velocity of fluid flow at a location, within said viscus, related to said designated location, and(iii) determine an output for display on said B-mode ultrasound simulator, said output describing a velocity of fluid flow at said designated location.