Chapter 5 - Working With Scan Modes
Using Spectral Doppler Image Controls
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The increment value for each click depends on the current range, as defined in the
following table. For example, if the PRF setting is 4000, each time you click the right or
left arrow, the Terason software adds or subtracts 500 Hz from that value, until the
selected value falls into a lower or higher range
Increasing the PRF also increases the Thermal Index (TI) value (refer to
on page 268 for more information about thermal indices).
Adjusting the Wall Filter
Doppler systems use a wall filter (high pass frequency filter) to eliminate unwanted low-
frequency high-intensity signals (known as clutter) from the display. Clutter can be caused
by tissue motion or by rapid movement of the transducer.
Increasing the wall filter setting reduces the display of low velocity tissue motion.
Decreasing the wall filter setting displays more information, but more wall tissue motion.
Use a wall filter setting that is high enough to remove clutter but low enough to display
information near the baseline.
To adjust the wall filter value, click the right or left arrows next to the wall filter field.
Wall Filter Control
The wall filter range is from 1% to 25% of the PRF. The increment value for each click
depends on the current range, as defined in the table below. For example, if the wall filter
setting is 40, each time you click the right or left arrow, the Terason software adds or
subtracts 10 Hz from that value, until the selected value falls into a lower or higher range.
PRF Ranges
Range (Hz)
Increment (Hz)
200-1000
100
1000-5000
500
5000-up
1000
Wall Filter Ranges
Range (Hz)
Increment (Hz)
2-10
2
10-50
10
50-100
25
100-300
50
300-up
100
