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Basic Principles of Colour Doppler Echocardiography

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The principle of Doppler is that the frequency of sound wave coming from an object which is moving towards the ultrasound probe increases while that from an object moving away from the probe decreases. Colour Doppler echocardiography receives the ultrasound signals reflected from moving red blood cells in the heart.