Lecture 23 Part 3 Flashcards
Analyzing the waveform
To assess for normal blood flow and pathology
Ateries
Pulsatile, higher velocity waveforms
Veins
Phasic, lower velocity waveforms
We assess the _______ portion and the _____ portion
Systolic
Diastolic
High resistance
ECA, extrmities
Quick upstroke
Low diastole
Low
ICA/ CCA, blood hungry organs
Vasodilation
Slow upstroke
Higher diastole
Use what rule to assess area of stenosis
Continuity rule
Q=
Q= Vavg x A
In areas of stenosis
Decreased area causes increase in velocity
Surpasing reynolds # = turbulence
Spectral broadening related to
Turbulence
Specrtal broadening wider range of spectra = _____________ of shifts
It is narrowing the ________
More variety of shifts
Narrowing the window
Most obvious reason to spectral broadening
Stenosis
Erroneous spectral broadening you _____ the gain
Increase
In erroneous spectral broadening tortuous vessels will also give
A large variety of signals i
In erroneous spectral broadening you increase
Sample volume size
Catching multiple vessels at once
Analyzing the wave form we also look at _____ and _____ waveforms
Pre and post stenosis
Clue to whats downstream
Increased resistance means possible distal stenosis
Spectral has waves more clear and pushed together in high resistance
Upstream clues are
Tardus parvus wavefomr
Tardus parvus waveform is
Very slow rounded wave forms
Suggests proximal stenosis
Monophasic wave form
Suggests possible upstream stenosis
Thick single waveforms
Quantitative index
Acceleration time
Acceleration time suggests
Resistance
Can also show tardus parvus
Spectral limitations (4)
Sonographer skill
Movement
Range gated to a specific depth
Aliasing
Fixing the aliasing (4)
Adjust the baseline
Lower the operational freq
Increase your doppler angle —> lowers all doppler shift
Increase the PRF (increases Nyquist), allows for higher doppler shift