METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS 4D ULTRAFAST BLOOD FLOW AND TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING OF THE HEART AND RETRIEVING QUANTIFICATION PARAMETERS

摘要

The invention relates to the field of ultrasound imaging of the heart. 4D ultrafast ultrasound imaging of the heart is performed and may be used to compute major cardiac echographic Flow and Tissue Doppler index indexes such as E/E', E/A, E'/A' with a single acquisition in a very quick time (e.g. within a heart beat) and in a reproducible way, independently of the experience of the operator.