SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOOD FLOW

摘要

The invention relates to a method and system (1) for determining a value indicating the position of an ultrasound probe (2) relative to a portion of the cardiovascular system (C) of a person (P) and for measuring blood flow in a portion of the cardiovascular system (C) of a person (P). The system comprises an ultrasound probe (2) positioned on the skin of the person such as to emit ultrasounds which propagate inside the person and to pick up reflected ultrasound signals indicating a blood flow in the portion of the cardiovascular system, as well as a control unit (3) comprising a processing circuit (4) for processing the reflected ultrasound signals in order to determine a value indicating the position of the ultrasound probe.