Physical Principles Flashcards
Doppler Equation
dF= 2 Fo V Cos
_________
c
dF
doppler shift
Fo
carrier freq
V
velocity
Cos
angle
c
speed of us through soft tissue 1540 m/s
directly related to transducer
doppler shift
What does the number 2 represent
two doppler shifts: red blood cells then act as a wave source
frequency is
collected
velocity is
calculated
calculating for velocity
V = c Df
_____
2 Fo Cos
velocity eq
v =
calculated value which represents velocity of flow (moving reflector) to calc, the freq must be known
vel eq
Df=
known value, measured by doppler proportional to velocity of source
vel eq
Cos=
angle determined form image
cos of 90 =
0
source of error for solving for velocity is
doppler angle theta which increased its nonlinear influence as the angle becomes closer to 90 degrees
ideal doppler angle for vascular exam
60, obtained centerstream, parallel to walls
what causes doppler angle to be < 60
vessel tortuosity which is unstable
not reliable when
angle < 60