Physics 2 quiz 5

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What Doppler shift does blood moving toward the transducer produce?

Positive

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What Doppler shift does blood moving away from the transducer produce?

Negative

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How is Doppler shift defined?

Received frequency − Transmitted frequency

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What does Doppler measure?

Velocity only

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What can Doppler determine except?

Tissue density

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Which factor increases Doppler shift?

Higher velocity

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What happens to Doppler shift as transducer frequency increases?

It increases.

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At what angle is Doppler shift greatest?

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Which Doppler angle produces the maximum detectable Doppler shift?

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What happens to Doppler shift as the angle approaches 90°?

It decreases.

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What is the value of cosine 0°?

1

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What is the value of cosine 60°?

0.5

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What is the value of cosine 90°?

0

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If blood velocity doubles, what happens to Doppler shift?

It doubles.

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If transmitted frequency doubles, what happens to Doppler shift?

It doubles.

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Which change will decrease Doppler shift?

Larger angle

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What does CW Doppler stand for?

Continuous Wave

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What does PW Doppler stand for?

Pulsed Wave

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Which Doppler mode has range resolution?

PW

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Which Doppler mode lacks range resolution?

CW

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Which Doppler mode can evaluate flow at a specific depth?

PW

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Which Doppler mode measures all depths simultaneously?

CW

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Which Doppler mode is limited by the Nyquist limit?

PW

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Which Doppler mode is NOT limited by the Nyquist limit?

CW

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Which Doppler mode can measure the highest velocities?

CW

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What occurs with PW Doppler?

Aliasing.

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What is the sample volume also called?

Gate

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The sample volume is used with which Doppler?

PW Doppler

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Increasing gate size will most likely?

Increase spectral broadening.

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A small sample volume results in?

Fewer velocities sampled.

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What does spectral Doppler display?

Range of blood velocities.

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What does the x-axis on spectral Doppler represent?

Time.

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What does the y-axis on spectral Doppler represent?

Velocity.

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What does a clear spectral window indicate?

Similar blood velocities.

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What does spectral broadening indicate?

Broad range of velocities.

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Which flow pattern typically has a clear spectral window?

Laminar flow.

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What does Color Doppler display?

Average velocity and direction.

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Color Doppler is superimposed on?

2D image.

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What does color hue primarily represent?

Direction.

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What does red always mean in Color Doppler?

Depends on color map.

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What does blue always mean in Color Doppler?

Depends on color map.

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Flow toward the transducer creates?

Positive Doppler shift.

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Flow away from the transducer creates?

Negative Doppler shift.

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Faster blood flow produces?

Greater Doppler shifts.

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What provides average velocity information in Color Doppler?

Color Doppler alone

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What does PRF stand for?

Pulse Repetition Frequency

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How is PRF measured?

Hz

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What happens to PRF as depth decreases?

PRF increases with shallower depth.

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What does increasing PRF do to the Nyquist limit?

Increases the Nyquist limit.

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How is the Nyquist limit calculated?

PRF ÷ 2

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What is the Nyquist limit for a PRF of 10 kHz?

5 kHz

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What is the Nyquist limit for a PRF of 8 kHz?

4 kHz

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When does aliasing occur?

When Doppler shift exceeds Nyquist limit.

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What does aliasing represent?

Display limitation.

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How does Color Doppler aliasing appear?

Abrupt color reversal.

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What does color reversal caused by aliasing indicate?

Display limitation occurred.

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Which Doppler modes experience aliasing?

Both PW and Color.

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Which Doppler mode never aliases?

CW.

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What Doppler mode is best for measuring extremely high velocities?

CW.

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What Doppler mode is best for velocity information from one exact depth?

PW.

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What happens to Doppler shift when blood velocity increases?

Doppler shift increases.

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What happens to Doppler shift when transducer frequency increases?

Doppler shift increases.

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What happens to Doppler shift when Doppler angle increases?

Doppler shift decreases.

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What happens to Doppler shift when Doppler angle decreases?

Doppler shift increases.

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Which Doppler angle produces the largest Doppler shift?

0°.

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Which Doppler angle produces no Doppler shift?

90°.

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What is the most accurate Doppler angle?

0°.

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What is the clinically recommended Doppler angle?

≤ 60°.

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Which Doppler mode measures velocities at a specific location?

PW.

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Which Doppler mode measures very high velocities?

CW.

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Which Doppler mode is affected by aliasing?

PW.

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Which Doppler mode is not affected by aliasing?

CW.

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What does decreasing PRF do to the Nyquist limit?

Decreases it.

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What happens to PRF when imaging depth increases?

PRF decreases.

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What happens to Nyquist limit when imaging depth increases?

Nyquist limit decreases.

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What causes aliasing?

Doppler shift exceeds the Nyquist limit.

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What does aliasing indicate?

Sampling limitation.

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Does aliasing mean blood reversed direction?

False.

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Does increasing PRF reduce aliasing?

Yes.

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Does using a lower frequency transducer reduce aliasing?

Yes.

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Does switching from PW to CW eliminate aliasing?

Yes.

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Does increasing Doppler angle reduce aliasing?

Yes.

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Does increasing blood velocity reduce aliasing?

No.

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What does turbulent flow typically produce?

Spectral broadening.

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What happens when gate size increases?

More spectral broadening.

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What happens when sample volume is smaller?

Fewer velocities sampled.

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What happens when sample volume is larger?

More velocities sampled.

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Does Color Doppler provide exact velocity measurements?

False.

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Does Spectral Doppler provide exact velocity measurements?

True.

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Does red always mean artery?

False.

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Does blue always mean vein?

False.

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Does red always mean toward transducer?

False.

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How should blood flow direction be determined?

Using color bar.

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What does Color Doppler evaluate?

Direction and average velocity.

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Does Doppler measure speed or velocity?

Velocity.

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What does velocity include?

Speed and direction.

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What does speed include?

Magnitude only.

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What moving structure produces Doppler shifts in diagnostic ultrasound?

Red blood cells.

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What is the Doppler effect?

Change in frequency and wavelength due to motion.

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What is Doppler shift?

Difference between received and transmitted frequency.