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© 2002 by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
J Ultrasound Med 21:31-37 • 0278-4297

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Assessment of Blood Flow Velocity Waveforms of the Pulmonary Circulation by Multigate Spectral Doppler Scanning and Traditional Pulsed Doppler Ultrasonography

Ren-Ing Liang, MD, Nikos Prapas, MD, Laura Detti, MD, Erich Cosmi, MD, Joshua A. Copel, MD and Giancarlo Mari, MD

Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (R.-I.L., N.P., J.A.C.); and University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (L.D., E.C., G.M.)

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Giancarlo Mari, MD, Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Therapy Center, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800712, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0712

Objective. To assess (1) pulmonary artery and peripheral pulmonary blood flow by using a multigate spectral Doppler system and standard pulsed color Doppler ultrasonography and (2) the reproducibility of peripheral pulmonary artery blood flow velocity waveforms. Methods. Thirty-three women were enrolled in the study. Fetal pulmonary artery flow velocity waveforms were investigated by multigate spectral Doppler scanning and traditional pulsed Doppler ultrasonography plus color flow mapping. To establish the relationship between these 2 methods, we calculated the correlation coefficient, coefficient of variation, and limits of agreement. Results. The 2 methods were not significantly correlated. The range of measurement agreement for these 2 methods suggests that there is a significant difference between the main and peripheral pulmonary artery blood flow, and the difference should be taken into account in the interpretation of Doppler flow velocity studies of the pulmonary artery. Conclusions. Multigate spectral Doppler scanning with power Doppler imaging may be a better way to assess the average flow impedance in a highly vascularized organ. This technique supplies a large number of Doppler signals in the region of interest and offers a quantified range of Doppler measurements, improving our understanding of fetal hemodynamics.

Key Words: multigate spectral Doppler scanning • pulmonary artery • fetus

Abbreviations: MSD, multigate spectral Doppler • PD, pulsed Doppler • PI, pulsatility index




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