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MULTIDIRECTIONAL ULTRASONIC BLOOD-FLOW-IMAGING SYSTEM

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Health and Human Services 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
13921 		Program Year/Program:
1992 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
13921 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
BIO-IMAGING RESEARCH, INC.
425 BARCLAY BOULEVARD LINCOLNSHIRE, IL 60069
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 1992
Title: MULTIDIRECTIONAL ULTRASONIC BLOOD-FLOW-IMAGING SYSTEM
Agency: HHS
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $497,639.00
 

Abstract:

ULTRASOUND FLOW MEASUREMENT AND PARTICULARLY COLOR FLOW MAPPING (CFM) SYSTEMS PROVIDE A VALUABLE TOOL FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS. THESE TECHNIQUES PRIMARILY EXPLOIT THE DOPPLER EFFECT WHICH, DESPITE ITS GREAT SUCCESS, RESULTS IN TWO FUNDAMENTAL DRAWBACKS: (1) THE INABILITY TO MEASURE NONAXIALFLOW COMPONENTS AND (2) THE INABILITY TO MEASURE HIGH VELOCITIES AT LARGE DEPTHS. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A SYSTEM THAT (1) PROVIDES THE CAPABILITY FOR MEASURING THE TRANSVERSE COMPONENTS OF FLOW VELOCITY AND (2) CAN MEASURE VERY HIGH VELOCITIES, BOTH WITHHIGH LATERAL RESOLUTION. THE TECHNIQUE USES A NEWLY DEVELOPED MULTIBEAM ACOUSTIC LENS IN WHICH THE SEPARATIONS BETWEEN THE ACOUSTIC FOCI ARE PREDETERMINED BY THE LENS DESIGN. THE ULTRASOUND SIGNALS SCATTERED FROM THESE FOCI ARE CROSS-CORRELATED, RESULTING IN FLOW VELOCITY MEASUREMENT. IN PHASE I, THIS WILL BE DEMONSTRATED BY A SUITABLE DUAL-BEAM ACOUSTIC LENS USING A FLOW PHANTOM. THIS WILL THEN PAVE THE WAY FOR A 3-D VELOCITY VECTOR IMAGING SYSTEM. DURING PHASE II, A THREE-BEAM SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPED AND COMBINED WITH CONVENTIONAL DOPPLER FOR A COMPLETE 3-D FLOW VELOCITY VECTOR IMAGING SYSTEM. SUCH A SYSTEM SHOULD ACCURATELY DETECT FLOW DISTURBANCES ARISING FROM, FOR EXAMPLE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESIONS.

Principal Investigator:

M Nikoonahad
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Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Bio-imaging Research Inc.
425 Barclay Blvd Lincolnshire, IL 60069

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No