Chapter 5 Kremkau Flashcards
a rapid technique used in most color-Doppler instruments to obtain mean Doppler-shift frequency
autocorrelation
movement of the zero Doppler-shift frequency or zero flow speed line up or down on a spectral display
baseline shift
pressure reduction in a right of high flow speed
Bernouth effect
indicating Doppler instruments capable of distinguishing between positive and negative Doppler shifts (approaching and receding flow)
bidirectional
noise in the Doppler signal that generally is caused by high amplitude. Doppler shifted echoes from the heart or vessel walls
clutter
the presentation of two dimensional real time Doppler shift information in color superimposed on a real time gray scale anatomic cross-sectional image
Flow directions toward and away from the heart are presented as different colors on the display
color-Doppler display
distensibility; nonrigid stretchability of vessels
compliance
A Doppler device or procedure that uses continuous-wave ultrasound
continuous-wave Doppler
the cosine of angle A in figure C. the length of side B divided by the length of side C.
cosine
flow that cannot be described by straight parallel streamlines
disturbed flow
the angle between the sound beam and the flow direction
Doppler angle
a change in frequency caused by reflector motion
Doppler effect
The mathematical description of the relationship between the Doppler shift, frequency, Doppler angle, propagation speed, and reflector speed
Doppler equation
Color-doppler display in which colors are assigned according to the strength (amplitude, power, intensity, energy) of the Doppler shifted echoes
Doppler-power display
Reflected frequency minus incident frequency; the change in frequency caused by motion
Doppler-shift
the range of frequencies present in Doppler shifted echoes
doppler spectrum
an ultrasound instrument that combines grayscale sonography with pulsed-Doppler and, possibly, continuous-wave Doppler
Duplex instrument
regions of circular flow patterns present in turbulence
eddies
number of pulses used to generate one color-Doppler image scan line
ensemble length
digital computer implementation of the Fourier transform
Fast Fourier transform
an electric circuit that passes frequencies within a defined range
filter
to move in a stream; volume flow rate
flow
a material that flows and conforms to the shape of its container, a gas or liquid
fluid
the range of Doppler-shift frequencies present in the returning echoes
frequency spectrum
a device that allows only echoes from a selected depth (arrival time) to pass
gate
the color perceived based on the frequency of light
hue
resistance to acceleration
inertia
flow in which fluid layers slide over each other in a smooth, orderly manner, with no mixing between layers
laminar flow
brightness of a presented hue and saturation
luminance
laminar flow with a profile in the shape of a parabola
parabolic flow
two signals differing by one-fourth of a cycle
phase quadrature
flow with all fluid portions traveling with the same flow speed and direction
plug flow
unit of viscosity
poise
the mathematical description of the dependance of volume flow rate on pressure, vessel length and radius, and fluid viscosity
poiseuille equation
the gray scale echo strength below which color-Doppler information is shown preferentially on a display
priority
flow that accelerates and decelerates with each cardiac cycle
pulsatile flow
a doppler device or procedure that uses pulsed-wave ultrasound
Pulsed Doppler
selection of the depth from which echoes are accepted based on echo arrival time
range gating
pressure difference divided by volume flow rate for steady flow
resistance
the anatomic region from which pulsed Doppler echoes are accepted
sample volume