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CH 7 Doppler, Color Flow, & Power Doppler
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Physics
Undergraduate 2
10/26/2015

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Term
The difference between the transmit frequency and the received frequency is called the:
Definition
Doppler shift
Term
What angle provides the maximum Doppler shift:
Definition
0 degrees
Term
Continuous wave Doppler utilizes _____ elements.
Definition
two
Term
Flow towards the transducer is displayed ______ the 0 baseline
Definition
Above
Term
The range of Doppler shift frequencies are:
Definition
20 - 20,000 Hz
Term
The Nyqusit limit is equal to ______ of PRF.
Definition
1/2
Term
Mirror image artifacts occur because of:
Definition

Too much Doppler gain

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Poor Doppler angle

Term
Which statement about Pulsed Doppler PRF is most correct:
Definition
PRF is limited by depth of flow
Term

Aliasing is a diagnostic paremeter for severe disease.

 

TRUE or FALSE

Definition
FALSE
Term
Window filling of the spectral tracing is caused by all of the following:
Definition

Turbulent flow

 

Smple volume placed too close to vessel wall

 

Doppler gain too high

 

Somewhat inherent in electronic linear array probes

Term
The maximum amount of turbuence is usually detected:
Definition
Distal to the site of stenosis
Term
The type of flow pattern seen in medium and large size vessels is reffered to as:
Definition
Plug flow
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Color flow Doppler provides_____ velocity information.
Definition

Average

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Qualitative

Term
The color assigned to flow towards the transducer is:
Definition
Red
Term
The type of processing utilized with most color flow systems is:
Definition
Autocorrelation
Term
The minimum # of pulses per line required to assign a color is:
Definition
3
Term
No flow within a vessel would be indicated by a _____ color.
Definition
Black
Term
Color frame rate is affected by :
Definition

Sector size

 

Color box size

 

PRF

Term
The purpose of the wall filter is to:
Definition
Eleminate high amplitude noise artifacts
Term
On color flow imaging, the best way to overcome aliasing is:
Definition
Use high PRF number
Term
The color priority on color flow instruments is used to:
Definition
Decide the relative contribution of color/echoes on the image
Term
The color map represents the:
Definition
Mean Doppler shifts only
Term
The angle corrector is used to:
Definition
Align the ultrasound beam with vessel lumen
Term
Aliasing is found in the following:
Definition

Color Doppler

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Spectral Pulsed Doppler

Term
Color sensitivity is affected by the following factors:
Definition

Doppler angle to flow

 

Incident frequency

 

Reflector speed

 

PRF

Term
PWD instruments are characterized because of their ability to do:
Definition

Real-time duplex imaging & Doppler

 

Range resolution

 

Detect/demonstrate turbulent flow

Term
The method used by CW Doppler to discriminate valuable signals is the:
Definition
Zero-crossing detector
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In laminar flow, blood is seen to move:
Definition
In layers
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In Doppler systems, changing the PRF is equal to changing the:
Definition
Velocity scale
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