Doppler and Color Fundamentals: Vascular Ultrasound

Topics:

• Doppler principles/Doppler equation
• Doppler interrogation angle
• Doppler instrumentation: pulsed wave, continuous wave, Color Doppler, Power Doppler
• Doppler artifacts
• Optimization of Doppler/Color Controls
• Color assignment
• Power Doppler indications and applications

Objectives:
Upon completion of this enduring material, you should be able to accomplish the following:

• Apply Doppler physics principles and cite the factors affecting the qualitative and quantitative assessment of blood flow
• Optimize system controls for accurate blood flow evaluation using spectral and color Doppler instrumentation
• List the advantages and disadvantages of pulsed wave and continuous wave Doppler instrumentation
• State the specific clinical applications for spectral, color and power Doppler instrumentation.
• Identify commonly seen artifacts associated with spectral Doppler, Color Doppler and Power Doppler techniques and ins
• trumentation

Date of Original Release: 9/10/2015
This edition valid for credit through: 9/10/2018

Video Length: 1:34:00