Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 49-57 , January 2002

Power M-mode Doppler (PMD) for observing cerebral blood flow and tracking emboli

  • Mark A Moehring

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Mark Moehring, PhD, Spencer Technologies, 701 16th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122 USA
    • Spencer Technologies, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • Merrill P Spencer

      Affiliations

    • Spencer Vascular Laboratories, Seattle, WA, USA

Received 13 July 2001 ,Accepted 3 October 2001.

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Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 49-57 , January 2002

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