Doppler Flashcards
What is Doppler
broad category which includes spectral Doppler, waveform Doppler, audio Doppler, color flow imaging
Doppler Effect
Shift in frequency
what is Doppler effect used for
The mechanism by which blood flow is detected, measured, and monitored noninvasively within the body
how is the doppler effect exemplified?
change in pitch that occurs as a high-speed train or car approaches and then speeds past
what is the apparent shift in frequency the result of?
changes that occur to the wavelength because of the relative motion
If the object is moving towards the observer
The wavelength will be shorter
If the object is moving away from the observer
The wavelength will be longer
Therefore, since a shorter wavelength produces a higher frequency
The motion towards the observer produces a higher frequency than the original wave
Motion away from the observer
Produces a lower frequency than the frequency of eh transmitted wave
Doppler shift is proportional to what
The relative velocity
The doppler shift increases as what increases?
velocity increases
Doppler shift is also affected by what?
Parameters that affect the wavelength
when the distance between the source and the observer is increasing
Relative motion is away
Decompression occurs
When the distance between the source and observer is decreasing
Relative motion is towards
compression occurs
Compression leads to what?
Higher frequency and a positive frequency shift
Decompression
Lower frequency and a negative frequency shift
Shift can be what?
Positive or negative
A greater shift only tells what?
only amount, not direction
Unless we know what, we cannot tell if the shift was positive or negative
Must know the relative motion
If the relative motion is towards
the greater shift implies an increasing higher frequency
If the relative motion is away
greater shift implies an increasing lower frequency
what is the doppler shift
Relative difference between the detected frequency and transmitted frequency
when the detected frequency is higher than the transmitted frequency
Doppler shift is positive
If the velocity of the train doubles, the frequency shift A) Halves
B) Doubles
C) Cannot be determined because direction is not known
B) If the velocity of a train doubles, the frequency shift doubles
If the velocity of the train doubles, the positive frequency shift
A) Halves
B) Doubles
C) Cannot be determined because direction is not known
C) Cannot because determined because direction is not known