Doppler Instrumentation and Hemodynamics Flashcards
What is the maximum velocity limit for a 3 MHz CW Doppler unit operating at a depth of 4 cm? A. 40 cm/s B. 200 cm/s C. 2.5 m/s D. 4 m/s E. None of the above
E. None of the above
You will see aliasing of the Doppler spectrum whenever the frequency shift exceeds:
A. Twice the pulse repetition frequency
B. Three times the pulse repetition frequency
C. One-third the pulse repetition frequency
D. One- half the pulse repetition frequency
E. One-fourth the pulse repetition frequency
D. One- half the pulse repetition frequency
You obtained this Color Doppler image while performing hepatic sonography. There is no color signal detected within the portal vein. What can you do to improve sensitivity to slow flow? Pg 100 A. Increases wall filter B. Decrease packet size C. Decrease color gain D. Decrease pulse repetition frequency
D. Decrease pulse repetition frequency
The packet size in Color Doppler refers to the number of:
A. Pulses per sec
B. Sample volumes per scan line
C. Scan lines per unit area
D. Pulse/listen cycles per acoustic scan line
D. Pulse/listen cycles per acoustic scan line
Which of the following is present in this Doppler spectral waveform? Pg 101 A. Spectral broadening B. Narrow velocity range C. Aliasing D. Mirror image
A. Spectral broadening
While performing a Doppler study, you underestimated the measurement of the Doppler angle of incidence. What error will result from this mistake?
A. The frequency shift will be underestimated
B. No Doppler frequency shift will be detected
C. Mirror imaging of the Doppler spectrum will occur
D. The velocity estimation will be inaccurate
D. The velocity estimation will be inaccurate
Which transducer will detect the largest Doppler frequency shift? Pg 102 A B C D E
A
Which transducer will NOT detect Doppler frequency shift? Pg 102 A B C D E
E
Which transducer would demonstrate a waveform ABOVE the zero baseline? Pg 102 A B C D E. All except for E
E. All except for E
A commonly used process for determining direction in a Doppler instrument is: A. Zero- crossing detection B. Autocorrelation C. Phase quadrate detection D. Range gating
C. Phase quadrate detection
What method is used to steer the color beam with a linear array transducer? A. Mechanical B. Electronic time delays C. Electronic voltage variation D. Apodization
B. Electronic time delays
When color doppler is activated , in order to maintain frame rate, what may be reduced in the underlying B-mode image? A. The number of focal zones B. The scan line density C. The frame averaging D. A and B
D. A and B
What Doppler technique does NOT provide range resolution? A. Color Doppler B. Power Doppler C. Pulsed-wave Doppler D. Continuous wave Doppler
D. Continuous wave Doppler
You have obtained a color Doppler image of the common carotid artery. If the received ultrasound frequency is greater than transmitted ultrasound frequency, which of the following would be correct?
A. Color encoding red, negative Doppler shift
B. Color encoding blue, negative Doppler shift
C. Color encoding red, positive Doppler shift
D. Color encoding blue, positive Doppler shift
C. Color encoding red, positive Doppler shift
Aliasing is a potential problem in PW Doppler because of:
A. The use of high pulse repetition frequencies
B. The Doppler signal being sampled rather than recorded continuously
C. Dynamic focusing
D. The motion of the interface perpendicular to ultrasound wave propagation
B. The Doppler signal being sampled rather than recorded continuously
What does the Doppler signal spectral display depict?
A. Relative signal power at each frequency in the Doppler signal
B. Depth to each vessel
C. Volume flow rate
D. Transmit frequency
A. Relative signal power at each frequency in the Doppler signal
Increasing the wall filter during Doppler sampling will:
A. Increase visibility of low velocity signals
B. Increase spectral broadening
C. Decrease bandwidth
D. Reduce display of low frequency
D. Reduce display of low frequency
What would be the most likely result from increasing the transmit frequency of the Color Doppler ?
A. Improved sensitivity to slow flow
B. Improved penetration for imaging flow in deep tissues
C. Reduced flash artifact obscuring small vessel flow
D. Reduced Color Doppler aliasing
A. Improved sensitivity to slow flow
What would be the most likely result from lowering the color threshold?
A. Increased visibility of small vessel flow in parenchymal organ
B. Decreased flash artifact
C. Increased color writing on the vessel or cardiac wall
D. Increased frame rate
C. Increased color writing on the vessel or cardiac wall
What method is most commonly used to perform spectral analysis for pulsed Doppler? A. Zero-crossing detection B. Fourier analysis C. Reynolds number D. Cross correlation
B. Fourier analysis
During Doppler interrogation of the carotid artery, you detect spectral mirroring. Which of the following is a common cause of this artifact?
A. Doppler angle of interrogation near 90*
B. Doppler angle of interrogation near 0*
C. Wall filter set too high
D. PRF set too low
A. Doppler angle of interrogation near 90*
This Doppler waveform can be most accurately described as exhibiting: Pg 105 A. Aliasing B. Spectral broadening C. Mirror-image artifact D. Bidirectional flow
A. Aliasing
What system control should be adjusted to optimize this waveform? Pg 105 A. Wall filter B. Packet size C. Gain D. Pulse repetition frequency
D. Pulse repetition frequency
What Doppler control should be adjusted to optimize this Doppler spectral waveform? A. Wall filter B. Packet size C. Gain D. Pulse repetition frequency
C. Gain
The Doppler frequency shift is defined as:
A. The difference between the Doppler frequency and the imaging frequency
B. The difference between the transmitted and received signals
C. The time between the transmitted and received pulses
D. The rate at which the transducer emits pulses
B. The difference between the transmitted and received signals
According to the Doppler equation , which of the following is NOT true?
A. Increasing Doppler frequency will increase the frequency shift
B. Increasing the Doppler interrogation angle will increase the frequency shift
C. Decreasing the reflector speed will decrease the frequency shift
D. No frequency shift is detected when the Doppler beam strikes the reflector with perpendicular incidence
B. Increasing the Doppler interrogation angle will increase the frequency shift
The Nyquist limit describes ________:
A. penetration limit of pulsed-wave Doppler
B. Transmit time of pulsed-wave Doppler
C. Sampling frequency needed for detecting the Doppler signal unambiguously
D. Sampling method used for continuous-wave Doppler
C. Sampling frequency needed for detecting the Doppler signal unambiguously
What information does the z-axis (brightness) on the Doppler spectrum provide? A. Velocity B. Velocity range C. Bandwidth D. Amplitude
D. Amplitude
A waveform from the internal carotid artery obtained at a Doppler angle of 45* shows aliasing. Which of the following choices will help you unwrap this waveform?
A. Decrease the angle of incidence
B. Decrease the high pass filter
C. Raise the zero baseline
D. Increase the pulse repetition frequency
D. Increase the pulse repetition frequency
While performing a color Doppler exam in the abdomen you have adjusted several system controls and notice that the frame rate has decreased . Which of the following adjustments can you make to improve the color frame rate?
A. Increase the packet size
B. Decrease the pulse repetition frequency
C. Decrease the color box width
D. Increase the scan line density
C. Decrease the color box width
You are performing a carotid duplex examination with the following parameters: 5MHz Doppler frequency, 6 kHz PRF, 4 cm depth, and 1.5 mm sample volume length. What is the aliasing frequency? A. 5 MHz B. 6kHz C. 12kHz D. 1.5MHz E. 3kHz
E. 3kHz
The rapid technique used in most color Doppler systems to obtain the mean Doppler frequency shift is : A. Fast Fourier transform B. Phase quadrate C. Autocorrelation D. Zero-crossing detector
C. Autocorrelation
What information is colorized in an image using Power Doppler? A. Frequency shift B. Flow velocity C. Doppler signal amplitude D. Frequency bandwidth
C. Doppler signal amplitude
In the following waveform, the end-diastolic flow velocity cannot be measured. What control adjustment should be performed to obtain this measurement?pg108 A. Increase pulse repetition frequency B. Decrease the angle of incidence C. Lower the zero baseline D. Increase the Doppler gain E. Lower the wall filter
E. Lower the wall filter
You have encountered spectral broadening of the internal carotid artery waveform. This most likely indicates: A. Slow heart rate B. Tachycardia C. Accelerated flow D. Turbulent flow
D. Turbulent flow
What flow characteristic is depicted in this illustration? A. Turbulent flow B. Blunt flow profile C. Flat flow profile D. Stenotic flow profile E. Parabolic flow profile
E. Parabolic flow profile
What term describes the number of pulses that are used to determine the velocity along a color line of sight? A. Color gate B. Packet size C. Pulse repetition frequency D. Pulse duration
B. Packet size
What display method will help you demonstrate flow turbulence with color Doppler? A. Autocorrelation B. Variance C. Fast Fourier analysis D. Zero-crossing detection
B. Variance
What term would describe a Doppler waveform obtained at location "C: in this depiction of an arterial stenosis? pg 109 A. Parabolic flow profile B. Laminar flow profile C. Plug flow profile D. Spectral broadening flow profile
D. Spectral broadening flow profile
What parameter describes the axial length of the sampling volume for a color pixel? A. Color sample gate B. Packet size C. Pulse repetition frequency D. Pulse repetition period
A. Color sample gate
What type of Doppler device uses two elements , one to receive and one to transmit? A. Power Doppler B. Color Doppler C. Continuous-wave Doppler D. Pulsed -wave Doppler E. All of the above
C. Continuous-wave Doppler
Spectral analysdis is used to :
A. Determine the distrubution and magnitude of frequency shifts in the reflected Doppler signal
B. Eliminate aliasing from the reflected signal
C. Color-encode the Doppler frequenct shift
D. Eliminate the low-frequency shifts from the display
A. Determine the distrubution and magnitude of frequency shifts in the reflected Doppler signal
Color flash artifact is obscuring the anatomy of interest in an exam of the abdominal aorta. What can you do to reduce impact of the flash?
A. Increase the color gain
B. Decrease the pulse repetition frequency
C. Increase the wall filter
D. Increase the packet size
C. Increase the wall filter
While evaluating the liver vasculature with color doppler, you are unable to obtain signlas from the deeper vessels. What should you do to enhance your ability to demosntrate deep flow?
A. Decrease the packet size
B. Increase the scan line density
C. Increase the wall filter
D. Increase the pulse repetition frequency
E. Decrease the ultrasound frequency
E. Decrease the ultrasound frequency
Loss of fluid energy through inertia:
A. Is greatest during steady flow through a rigid tube of constant caliber
B. Is best described by Poiseuille’s law
C. Is greatest in a tortuous vessel with multiple obstructions
D. Accounts for less energy loss than viscous losses
C. Is greatest in a tortuous vessel with multiple obstructions
Which of the following statements about turbulent flow is NOT true?
A. It can be predicted by the Reynolds number
B. It is responsible for murmurs,bruits, and thrills
C. It causes an increase in pressure downstream
D. It occurs wjere there are abrupt variations in vessel diameter
C. It causes an increase in pressure downstream
Which of the following statements most correctly describes the occurrence of diastolic flow reversal in the arterial system ?
A. It is always an abnormal finding
B. It is seen in and proximal to high-resistance vessels
C. It is most commonly observed in vessels that supply low-resistance beds
D. It can be enhanced by body heating
B. It is seen in and proximal to high-resistance vessels