To determine whether Doppler color flow mapping could be used to quantify changing levels
of regurgitant flow and define the technical variables that influence the size of color flow …

Objectives. To determine the influence of jet eccentricity and mechanism of mitral
regurgitation, we examined 1) the relation between jet extent and severity of mitral …

Color Doppler echocardiography does not provide adequate information about the severity
of mitral regurgitation in patients with eccentric mitral regurgitation. We have developed a …

The spatial distribution of simulated regurgitant jets imaged by Doppler color flow mapping
was evaluated under constant flow and pulsatile flow conditions. Jets were simulated …

BACKGROUND In clinical color Doppler examinations, mitral regurgitant jets are often
observed to impinge on the left atrial wall immediately beyond the mitral valve. In …

Early studies using Doppler color flow imaging have suggested that measurement of the
regurgitant jet area provides information regarding the severity of valvular insufficiency. This …

Objectives. This study was designed to assess the most accurate and reproducible methods
to quantitate mitral regurgitation by color flow trarasthoracic and transesophageal …

Objectives. The purpose of the present study was to rigorously evaluate the accuracy of the
color Doppler jet area planimetry method for quantifying chronic mitral regurgitation …

The temporal variability of color flow jets during regurgitation has not been systematically
examined. We therefore analyzed color Doppler images in 52 patients (29 with mitral …

This study was performed to test the hypothesis that measurements of jet area by Doppler
color flow imaging can predict the angiographic severity and hemodynamic consequences …