Spectral and color sonographic Doppler information has become critical to medical imaging and diagnosis. However, there are no standards for the display of the Doppler frequency-shifted sonographic directional information. The display of the spectral and Doppler directional information is arbitrary and under operator control. The authors discuss the current situation of the Doppler directional displays and the problems that may be caused by this confusion.
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