PMID: 9163833Apr 1, 1997Paper

Renovascular disease: Doppler ultrasound

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT, and MR
O HélénonJ F Moreau

Abstract

Color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) seems to be an effective imaging technique for the diagnosis of renal vascular diseases. It is already the modality of choice for the detection of acute renal vein thrombosis and nonocclusive intrarenal vascular disorders including iatrogenic arteriovenous fistula and false aneurysm, particularly in patients with impaired renal function that precludes the use of iodinated contrast agents. Although proximal Doppler interrogation remains an important step in diagnosing renal artery (RA) stenosis, useful hemodynamic information can be obtained from the distal arterial bed. When CDUS fails in identifying proximal RAs, normal waveform velocity and morphology obtained from intrarenal arteries enable one to rule out RA occlusion and most of the severe stenoses (> or = 80%). Such information, which is not subject to a significant risk of technical failure, seems to be particularly useful in studying patients with acute renal failure of suspected vascular origin. Despite the extreme variability in reported performance between studies, CDUS has seemed to be a valuable tool compared with other noninvasive modalities in the diagnosis of RA stenosis. Whereas a CDUS-based strategy is already accepted in numero...Continue Reading

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Jun 10, 2000·American Journal of Kidney Diseases : the Official Journal of the National Kidney Foundation·W C O'Neill
Jul 11, 2008·Néphrologie & thérapeutique·Olivier HélénonJean-Michel Correas
May 12, 2004·Radiologic Clinics of North America·Michelle M McNamaraMichelle L Robbin
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Jan 19, 2002·Journal of Endovascular Therapy : an Official Journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists·S KalliafasB R Hopkinson

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