What is Doppler Imaging?

Ultrasound Doppler imaging is the ability to assess and measure blood flow in various veins, arteries, and vessels. Often represented by a moving image on the ultrasound system screen, one can usually identify a Doppler test from the colored blood flow visible on the ultrasound image. Doppler can interpret the colors in the image based on measuring the blood flow in the specific area being imaged.

Doppler imaging differs from traditional ultrasound imaging in one fundamental way: it does not actually image any structure. Traditional ultrasound provides images of various structures, organs, and veins to diagnose growths, breaks, structural problems, and many other potential conditions. Doppler imaging, on the other hand, projects only an image of blood flow.

Ultrasound Doppler imaging is a globally recognized and highly respected method due to its non-invasive and non-radioactive nature. Doppler does not utilize radiation or invasive features, but rather works in the same manner as other ultrasound imaging devices; utilizing high-pitched sound waves that are reflected and converted into colors, images, and various movements.

Services of Doppler Imaging:

Doppler imaging differs from traditional ultrasound imaging in one fundamental way: it does not actually image any structure. Traditional ultrasound provides images of various structures, organs, and veins to diagnose growths, breaks, structural problems, and many other potential conditions.

Doppler imaging, on the other hand, is used to detect blood flow and various potential dangers that may occur within veins, arteries, and blood vessels. Doppler imaging is often used to detect blood clots, identify poorly functioning valves in veins, determine if arteries are blocked, or identify reduced blood circulation throughout the body. All of these potential threats to health and life can be observed and prevented with Doppler imaging.

People use Doppler imaging for different applications: For example, cardiac Doppler, which checks blood flow to and from the heart, is a common and extremely critical part of a heart disease exam.

Other popular Doppler applications include transcranial Doppler (tracking blood flow through the brain and head), vascular Doppler, and general venous and arterial Doppler.