Use of Doppler Techniques in Fetal Echocardiography

Abstract

Doppler techniques including Colour Flow Doppler, Spectral Doppler and more recently Tissue Doppler are fundamental to comprehensive fetal echocardiography. Meticulous attention to technique, including angle of insonation and correct Doppler settings will result in highly reproducible and accurate data. Incorrect transducer selection, poor angle of insonation and inappropriate gain or scale settings will result in poor quality and possible inaccurate data.