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Assessment of acute microcirculatory changes by color Doppler sonography.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8056980     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We studied the efficacy of color Doppler sonography in the transcutaneous assessment of acute changes in microvascular flow. Arterial and venous occlusion studies were performed in rabbits after simple isolation of the common femoral artery and vein and after raising an epigastric island flap. Vessel diameters were measured through an operating microscope and compared to color Doppler determinations of the diameters. Vessel patency and blood flow in the major vessels were monitored before and after occlusion. The correlation of vessel diameters measured under the operating microscope and with color Doppler sonography was .91 for the arteries and .39 for the veins. A strong linear correlation existed between Doppler identification of arterial occlusion, but not of venous occlusion. This study demonstrated that color Doppler sonography can be used transcutaneously to reliably assess patency and blood flow in the small vessels. Time-dependent, reproducible patterns in the spectral waveform analysis were indicative of the onset of arterial or venous occlusion.
Authors:
B Koudsi; C A Petti; D E Halpern; A Backus; L Nichter
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of hand surgery     Volume:  19     ISSN:  0363-5023     ISO Abbreviation:  J Hand Surg Am     Publication Date:  1994 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-09-13     Completed Date:  1994-09-13     Revised Date:  2009-06-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7609631     Medline TA:  J Hand Surg Am     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  488-94     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Arteries / ultrasonography
Female
Microcirculation / ultrasonography*
Rabbits
Vascular Diseases / ultrasonography
Veins / ultrasonography

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