title: Continuous wave Doppler signal: a mystery.
abstract: Doppler echocardiography is an established noninvasive cardiovascular investigational tool. However, the physical nature of the ultrasound beam may lead to unexpected findings in routine echocardiographic examination, which may lead to misdiagnosis and subsequent wrong clinical decisions.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. frank.enseleit@usz.ch
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Enseleit
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Reho
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Largiadèr
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jenni
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016477:Artifacts; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*