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Principle of Doppler echocardiography

THE CONTEXT
Doppler echocardiography provides information about blood flow within the heart and great vessels.

Doppler principle

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Sound waves reflected from moving objects, such as red blood cells, undergo a frequency shift. Doppler echocardiography uses this principle to provide information on blood flow.
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