A new graphical display system enhances pulsed Doppler echocardiography by providing permanent records, precise timing, and directional information of blood flow.
May improve flow documentation in echocardiography; leaves open validation of diagnostic impact in prospective studies.
Pulsed Doppler echocardiography (PDE) is a technique for evaluating blood flow characteristics at specific locations within the heart and great vessels. Because this method assesses blood flow rather than cardiac structures, PDE complements the findings of M-mode echocardiography. A new on-line graphical method for displaying pulsed Doppler information provides 1) a printed, permanent record of flow information, 2) precise timing of blood flow events, and 3) information on the direction of flow in the heart and great vessels.
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