Affiliation:
1. Bechar University
2. Abou Bekr Belkaïd University
Abstract
In this study, we have compared the efficiency of the short time Fourier transform (STFT) and autoregressive modelling (AR) and autoregressive moving average (ARMA) of the femoral Doppler artery ultrasonic signals, in order to determine the spectral broadening index (SBI). Our aim is to detect the impact of the two modelling approaches on sonograms and of power spectral density- frequency diagrams obtained from femoral arterial Doppler Signals. The sonograms have been then used to compare the methods in terms of their frequency resolution and effects in determining the stenosis of femoral artery. In this paper we have used generated frequency envelopes from the Doppler spectrum to determine an index showing the degree of severity of stenosis cases. This index called broadening spectral index is calculated for various real cases.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
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