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z.one ultra and z.one ultra sp OPERATOR MANUAL 9-53
These accuracy statements are consistent with PW elapsed time measurement
tests performed using a CIRS Model 43 String Phantom with distilled water as the
fluid medium.
Color Doppler
Velocity
Measurement
Accuracy
Factors that limit the accuracy of velocity measurements in Color Doppler (CD)
include the finite sample volume size and short period of sample volume
interrogation. In addition, z.one systems may use different CD frequencies at
different maximum depth of the CD box. Therefore, CD is not intended for making
quantitative clinical measurements. Rather, CD should be used as an adjunct to
quantitative techniques, allowing the user to search for the regions of interest and
observe the flow dynamics in those regions.
Velocity
Accuracy in
CD
The best L10-5 CD velocity accuracy that has been achieved using a Gammex
Model 1425A Doppler Flow Phantom is ±15% relative to the calculated velocity at
the center of the 5-mm inner diameter flow tube, for volume flow rates from
0.5-1.0 meters/sec with a Doppler angle of 50°, and with a CD box of 40 mm
maximum depth. However, due to the fundamental limitations of CD accuracy,
larger mean velocity errors can be expected at other CD box depths and Doppler
angles.
Table 9-7. PW Strip: Scan Engine Displays
Sweep Speed
(pixels/sec)
Sweep Speed
(sec)
Error in
Measurement (1.0
sec)
360 1.4 0.4%
180 2.7 0.8%
120 4.1 1.3%
90 5.4 1.7%
60 8.1 2.5%
Table 9-8. PW Strip: SmartCart/SmartCart sp Display
Sweep Speed
(pixels/sec)
Sweep Speed
(sec)
Error in
Measurement (1.0
sec)
360 1.9 0.2%
240 2.8 0.6%
180 3.7 0.8%
120 5.6 1.3%
90 7.5 1.7%
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