摘要 |
A pulsed Doppler technique uses coded excitation on transmit and pulse compression on receive. Coded excitation allows a long transmit pulse to be compressed on receive such that most energy is concentrated in a short interval. In the case of a single coded transmit for each transmit focal position, the receive signals are compressed utilizing matched or mismatched filtering. In the case of a two or more coded transmits for each transmit focal position, the receive signals are compressed utilizing filtering coefficients which match the respective transmit codes during each firing. These techniques can be used to maximize Doppler sensitivity of a small but deep-lying sample volume. Alternatively, for a given transmit acoustic burst length and dosage, the sample volume can be reduced to achieve better spatial resolution without compromising sensitivity. |