Importance of Pulse Repetition Frequency Adjustment for 3- and 4-Dimensional Power Doppler Quantification

Andre H Miyague1, Theo Z Pavan1, Carlos A Soares1

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto (A.H.M., C.A.S., C.O.N., W.P.M.), and Department of Physics, School of Philosophy, Sciences, and Letters of Ribeirão Preto (T.Z.P.), University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Evangelico, Curitiba, Brazil (A.H.M.); Woman and Fetal Medicine Institute, Curitiba, Brazil (A.H.M.); Ultrasonography and Retraining Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (C.A.S., C.O.N., W.P.M.); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (L.D.C.); School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia (A.W.W.); and Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia (A.W.W.).

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