BLOOD FLOW MEASUREMENTS

Introduction

Circulatory system - flow of blood Adequate amount of blood must be supplied for the organs to perform the function Improper blood supply results in various diseases Diagnised by measuring the rate of blood flow in a vessel

Blood flow meters

Electromagnetic blood flow meters Ultrasonic blood flow meters

Electromagnetic blood flow meter

A permanent magnet positioned around the blood vessel generates a magnetic field perpendicular to the direction of blood flow.

Electromagnetic blood flow meter

Faradays law

The magnitude of the voltage picked up is directly proportional to the strength of the magnetic field, diameter of the blood vessel and the velocity of the blood flow e = CHVd

e induced voltage H strength of the mag.field V velocity of blood flow d diameter of the blood vessel C proportionality constant

Ultrasonic blood flow meters

Based on the principle of measuring the time it takes for an acoustic wave launched from a transducer to bounce off red blood cells and reflect back to the receiver. Types Transit time type Doppler type

Transit time type

Transit

time in up/down stream direction

Blood flow direction of energy transmission transit time is short Blood flow oppposite direction transit time is greater

distance D t cos conductionvelocity c u

Doppler Type