Journal article
Digital sonomicrometer system for measuring small vascular diameters in situ
Medical & biological engineering & computing, Vol.25(4), pp.420-427
07/1987
DOI: 10.1007/BF02443363
PMID: 3450993
Abstract
Although present sonomicrometer techniques for measuring continuous changes in vascular diameter are very useful, two problems with available methods are difficulty in maintaining crystal alignment throughout an acute experiment and inability to measure absolute dimensions less than 1 mm. We have designed and ultrasonic dimension gauge system to over come these problems. The design uses a gate to pass a 20 MHz signal to a counter during the sonic travel time between crystals, and then converts the digital count to an analogue voltage. Interference from the transmitting impulse in the received signal was minimised using MOSFET transistors allowing measurements of absolute dimensions from 0.00 mm to 99.9 mm. An averaging effect which depends upon the asynchrony between the basic timer and the counter clock results in a resolution of at least 10 μm. Repeated calibration curves showed an accuracy of 2.5 μm without significant bias. Piezoelectric crystals were mounted to a lighweight stainless-steel clip to facilitate attachment to the vessel and to maintain the crystals in focus during changes in diameter. Mean and phasic diameters measured in the femoral artery with the clip device correlated well with measurements obtained with crystals sewn to the adventitia of the femoral artery of the dog (slope =0.97, r=0.99).
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Digital sonomicrometer system for measuring small vascular diameters in situ
- Creators
- T A DrewsK G LampingD E LaughlinW P Dole
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Medical & biological engineering & computing, Vol.25(4), pp.420-427
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF02443363
- PMID
- 3450993
- ISSN
- 0140-0118
- eISSN
- 1741-0444
- Grant note
- HL33273-01 / NHLBI NIH HHS HL31860-02 / NHLBI NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/1987
- Academic Unit
- Cardiovascular Medicine; Neuroscience and Pharmacology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094873002771
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