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The Doppler principle elucidates the phenomenon of changes in the wave length or the frequency of energy which propogate in waves. This phenomenon is due to the relative motion between the energy source and the receiver. If the source and the receiver are moving toward each other, the frequency will increase. If they are moving apart, the frequency will decrease. Moreover, the magnitude of the frequency change or shift will be proportionate to the velocity of this relative motion. The principle has been utilized to study immensely diverse phenomena, and its biomedical application has led to the development of Doppler ultrasound technology (Satumora, 1957; Franklin et al., 1967; Peronneau et al., 1969; Light and Cross, 1972; Fronek, 1973) which has been used successfully and extensively for assessing blood flow dynamics in humans in a non-invasive manner. More recently, the Doppler ultrasound technique has been extended to investigation of fetal and feto-placental hemodynamics (Fitzgerald and Drumm, 1977; McCallum et al., 1978; Stuart et al., 1980; Gill et al., 1980; Eik-Nes et al., 1980; Maulik et al., 1982; Trudinger et al., 1985).
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Maulik, D., Yarlagadda, P., Willoughby, L. (1988). Doppler Assessment of Fetoplacental Circulation. In: Kaufmann, P., Miller, R.K. (eds) Placental Vascularization and Blood Flow. Trophoblast Research, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8109-3_21
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