An improved signal processor for the ultrasonic dimension gauge
- 1 August 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Cardiovascular Research
- Vol. 14 (8) , 490-494
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/14.8.490
Abstract
The flip-flop producing a pulse proportional to the transit time of an ultrasonic burst between two piezoelectric crystals was often reset by transmission artefacts in sonomicrometers. A design improvement was made. The insertion of two monostable vibrators and one nand gate corrected the resetting caused by transmission artefacts. The new design produced a flip-flop pulse that was proportional to the transit time of the ultrasonic burst through the aorta. Ascending aortic diameter was monitored in unanaesthetised dogs for 6 to 8 weeks using the new design.Keywords
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