Blood Flow Imaging: The Move From Qualitative to Quantitative Measurement

In 1985, Kasai, Namekawa, Koyana, and Omoto published a paper titled “Real-Time Two-Dimensional Blood Flow Imaging Using an Autocorrelation Technique” that changed the world of ultrasound imaging forever [1]. Considered impossible before, color flow mapping (CFM) has since become a must for every ultrasound system and is used routinely by sonographers.