Blood velocity measurement

Patent Pending Often expressed in cm/s. This value is inversely related to the total cross-sectional area of the blood vessel and also differs per cross-section, because in normal condition the blood flow has laminar characteristics. For this reason the blood flow velocity is the fastest in the middle of the vessel and slowest at the vessel wall. In most cases the mean velocity is used.[4] There are many ways to measure blood flow velocity, like videocapillary microscoping with frame-to-frame analysis, or laser Doppler anemometry.