Accurate Guidance of a Catheter by Ultrasound Imaging and Identification of a Catheter Tip by Pulsed‐Wave Doppler

Background:  With the advent of numerous minimally invasive medical procedures, accurate catheter guidance has become imperative. We introduce and test an approach for catheter guidance by ultrasound imaging and pulsed‐wave (PW) Doppler.

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