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  • Title: Ultrasound simulation of complex flow velocity fields based on computational fluid dynamics.
    Author: Swillens A, Løvstakken L, Kips J, Torp H, Segers P.
    Journal: IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control; 2009 Mar; 56(3):546-56. PubMed ID: 19411213.
    Abstract:
    In this work, a simulation environment for the development of flow-related ultrasound algorithms is presented. Ultrasound simulations of realistic Doppler signals require accurate modeling of blood flow. Instead of using analytically described flow behavior, complex blood movement can be derived from velocity fields obtained with computational fluid dynamics (CFD). By further modeling blood as a collection of point scatterers, resulting RF-signals can be efficiently retrieved using an existing ultrasound simulation model. The main aim of this paper is to elaborate on creating CFDbased phantoms for ultrasound simulations. The coupling of a computed flow field with an ultrasound model offers flexible control of flow and ultrasound imaging parameters, beneficial for improving and developing imaging algorithms. The proposed method was validated in a straight tube with a stationary parabolic velocity profile and further demonstrated by an eccentrically stenosis carotid bifurcation. The estimated flow velocities are in good agreement with the CFD reference, both for color flow imaging and pulsed-wave doppler simulations. The presented method can also be extended to include wall mechanics simulations in future work.
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