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pulsed Doppler

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pulsed Doppler,
a type of Doppler device that transmits a short-duration burst of sound into the region to be examined. The Doppler-shifted signals are processed from a limited depth range. The depth range is determined by a sample gate whose position and size usually can be selected by the instrument operator.


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In 1982, Rune Aaslid used a pulsed Doppler transducer to propagate 1 to 2 MHz waves through the adult human skull and for the first time was able to accurately determine the velocity of blood flow through specific cerebral arteries encircling the base of the brain.
 
 
 
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