Chapter 4 Penny Flashcards
the wraparound of the spectral of color Doppler display that occurs when the frequency shift exceeds the Nyquist limit; occurs only with pulsed-wave Doppler
aliasing
the tool used to inform the machine what the flow is to that the velocities can be accurately calculated
angle correction
the color Doppler processing technique that assesses pixels as stationary or in motion
autocorrelation
the acronym used to describe color-Doppler display; “blue away, red toward’
BART
the operator-adjustable dividing line between positive frequency shifts and negative frequency shifts on spectral and color Doppler
baseline
the principle that describes the inverse relationship between velocity and pressurew
Bernouli’s principle
the Doppler device that can detect positive and negative Doppler shifts
bidirectional Doppler
the stationary layer of blood cells immediately adjacent to the vessel wall
boundary layer
the term describing the intensity or luminance of the color Doppler display
brightness
the muscles in the calf that, upon contraction, propel venous blood toward the heart
calf muscle pump
the ability of veins to store blood
capacitance
acoustic noise in the color and/or spectral Doppler signal
clutter
accessory vessels that connect portions of the same blood vessel together
collateral blood vessels
Doppler shift information presented as a color (hue) superimposed over the grayscale image
color Doppler imaging
the setting for color Doppler that allows the operator to select frequency shift threshold, it determines whether color pixels should be displayed preferentially over grayscale pixels
color priority
the equation that describes the change in velocity as the area changes in order to maintain the volume of blood flow
continuity equation
Doppler device that uses continuous-wave ultrasound transmission; a device that consists of two elements, one element is used by the system to constantly transmit sound and the other is used to constantly receive sound
continuous-wave Doppler
the point at which a stenosis is hemodynamically significant with a pressure drop distal to the stenosis
critical stenosis
the inability to determine the depth of the reflector if the pulses are sent out too fast for them to be timed
depth ambiguity
the relaxation of the heart following contraction
diastole
the change in the frequency of the received signal related to the motion of reflector
Doppler effect
the equation that explains the relationship of the Doppler frequency shift to the frequency of the transducer, the velocity of the blood, the angle of blood flow, and the propagation speed
Doppler equation
real-time two-dimensional imaging combined with the spectral Doppler display
duplex
the sum of the individual resistances when multiple vessels are connected in series
effective resistance
the difference in energy between two points
energy gradient
the number of pulses per scan line in color Doppler; also referred to as packet size
ensemble length
pressure applied to the outside of an object
extrinsic pressure
a mathematical process used for analyzing and processing the Doppler signal to produce the spectral waveform
fast Fourier transform
a motion artifact caused by the movement of tissue when using power Doppler
flash artifact
the volume of blood per unit time; typically measured in liter per minute or milliliter per second, represented the symbol Q
flow
the difference between the transmitted and received frequencies
frequency shift
a form of resistance, caused by two materials rubbing against each other, thereby converting energy to heat
friction
critical stenosis
hemodynamically significant stenosis
the study of blood flow through the blood vessels of the body
hemodynamics
a term used to describe displayed colors
hue
describes the relationship between gravity, density of the blood, and distance between an arbitrary reference point
hydrostatic pressure
Newton’s principle that states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an outside force
inertia
supplied with nerves
innervated