Table 1.
Direct comparison of imaging quality in patients examined with both 6VT-D and 9VT-D probe. Scoring system: 1: non-interpretable images, 2: poor quality but interpretable, 3: average quality, 4: good quality, 5: excellent quality. 2D, two-dimensional; PWD, pulsed-wave Doppler; CWD, continuous-wave Doppler; 3D, three-dimensional.
| Probe Used | 6VT-D | 9VT-D | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method for Scoring | 2D | 2D Color | PWD | CWD | 3D | Average Score | 2D | 2D Color | PWD | CWD | 3D | Average Score |
| 1st patient | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 2nd patient | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 3rd patient | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.6 |