| Ultrasonography of the Abdominal Aorta: The Right Flank vs the EPI-Mesogastric Windows. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 9716787 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Ultrasonography of the abdominal aorta should be performed as part of a complete echocardiographic study. As visualization may be difficult from the epi-mesogastric (E-M) window because of obesity or distension, we evaluated the feasibility of the right flank (RF) as an alternative acoustic window in 100 patients (62 male, 38 female, aged 7-83 years). Compared with the E-M window, our results showed that the right flank was significantly better in imaging of the infrarenal aorta: 89% (RF) vs 75% (E-M) (p < 0.05); right renal artery: 84% vs 71% (p < 0.05); and right renal artery Color Doppler: 84% vs 71% (p < 0.05). The Doppler sonification angle for the right proximal renal artery was 0 degrees-31 degrees (mean 12.7 degrees +/- 4.2 degrees) vs 64 degrees-76 degrees (mean 70.6 degrees +/- 4.1 degrees); for the left proximal renal artery 0 degrees-35 degrees (mean 23.1 degrees +/- 6.6 degrees) vs 62 degrees-73 degrees (mean 68.3 degrees +/- 4.2 degrees). Images obtained from the right flank were often of better quality than those obtained from the abdominal window because of a superior definition of acoustic interfaces and a better performance of Color Doppler sampling. Thus, the right flank could be considered a good alternative window for the echographic study of the abdominal aorta. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Barretta; Bui; Bidi; Giannotti; Giappichini |
Related Documents
:
|
1402977 - Paraplegia due to a ruptured aneurysm of the distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery. 11841717 - Pure subdural hematomas: a postmortem analysis of their form and bleeding points. 8650717 - Risk of intracranial arteriovenous malformation rupture due to venous drainage impairme... 20453427 - A case of spontaneous rupture of nonaneurysmal left iliac artery due to penetrating ath... 8186577 - Papillary muscle-annular continuity: is it important? 17074007 - High-resolution mapping around the eustachian ridge during typical atrial flutter. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc Volume: 7 ISSN: 1615-5939 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Angiol. Publication Date: 1998 Aug |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 1998-08-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9504821 Medline TA: Int J Angiol Country: - |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ENG Pagination: 280-5 Citation Subset: - |
Affiliation:
|
Cardiology Unit, Sarteano General Hospital, Sarteano (Siena), Italy |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Effects of Postoperative Pericardial Effusion on Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: A Study with X-ray C...
Next Document: Surgical Procedure for Right Anteroseptal Accessory Conduction Pathways in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syn...