Spectral Doppler Displays Flashcards
spectral doppler aka
pulsed wave
how many scan lines in spectral doppler
firing along a single scan line (versus colour doppler which fires 3-32 pulses per scan line, 10-20)
how many cycles per pulse in doppler
5-30 cycles per pulse
pulsed wave doppler systems provide the ability to ___
select depth from which doppler info is received (CW cannot do this)
range gating
ability to select info from a specific depth along beam
what does range gating enable (2)
depth sensitivity and a small sample volume
sample volume
specific area being assessed “gate”
what is an effective sample length? sample width?
sample length = 1/2 SPL + gate length
sample width = beam width
spectral doppler detects (4) of blood flow
same as colour : presence speed character direction
spectral doppler allows for quantification of blood flow- true or false
true
what is on the x and y axis of spectral doppler
x - time
y - doppler shift or velocity
bidirectional doppler what and where
detects positive and negative shifts IN THE doppler-shift detector/ quadrature phase detector
what is fast fourier transform and WHERE
within spectrum analyzer
Determines frequency spectrum
Determines each doppler shift frequency (x) and its strength (y)
converts voltage over time to amplitude over frequency
each point of a spectral waveform shows (3)
direction (+/-)
magnitude (how fast)
amplitude (brightness)
what factors affect direction? (2)
coming away/towards transducer
direction of steering
what factors affect magnitude? (2)
speed of blood flow (e.g. within stenosis) doppler angle (larger angle, smaller cosine, smaller Doppler shift, larger calculated velocity)
Without angle correct, it is a slower calculated velocity -therefore UNDERESTIMATES velocity with a 0 angle
what factors affect amplitude? (3)
intensity of returning echo
- concentration of RBCs
- reflectors
- impedences
gate size/sample volume affects
range resolution
what is the opposite of range resolution
range ambuiguity
gain
amplification of incoming echoes voltages