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doppler sonography/ultrasonography (DUS)

A diagnostic instrument that emits an ultrasonic beam into the body, based on the principle of doppler effect. Doppler ultrasound: - used to visualize moving blood within blood vessels & to measure its velocity Color doppler ultrasound: - allows red & blue colors to be superimposed on the standard grayscale images

Specific

doppler sonography abdomen/pelvis/retroperitoneum doppler sonography aorta/IVC/iliac doppler sonography arteries, extremity doppler sonography extracranial arteries doppler sonography intracranial arteries; transcranial doppler ultrasonography (TCD) doppler sonography penis doppler sonography veins, extremity doppler sonography, kidney doppler sonography, middle cerebral artery doppler sonography, umbilical artery saline infusion sonohysterography US doppler breast vessels US doppler aortic arch US doppler aortic root US doppler aortic valve US doppler artery US doppler blood velocity US doppler extremity vessel US doppler fetus US doppler uterus & fallopian tubes

General

ultrasound (US, UTZ)

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.

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