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Doppler instrumentation

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Ultrasonic Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Disease

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 61))

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The purpose of this chapter is to describe basic aspects of Doppler ultrasound instrumentation. Attention will be paid to such items as the Doppler principle, the transmission of ultrasound, with special emphasis on the differences between continuous wave and pulsed Doppler systems, and the methods used to process the Doppler signal. The information that can be obtained with the various systems will be discussed in some detail. This chapter may supply the user of this book with some basic information to facilitate the reading of the more clinically oriented chapters. For a more basic understanding of the Doppler effect, please refer to the Chapter on Ultrasound Physics.

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  1. Institute of Applied Physiology and Medicine, 701 16th Avenue, Seattle, Washington, 98122, USA

    M. P. Spencer M.D. (Director) (Director)

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Reneman, R.S., Hoeks, A.P.G. (1987). Doppler instrumentation. In: Spencer, M.P. (eds) Ultrasonic Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Disease. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 61. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4305-6_3

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