ABSTRACT
Objective To observe the peripheral arterial Doppler flow velocity curve changes and elucidate the blood flow characteristics by adding extra pressure on the limbs,and to provide evidence for better diagnosis of peripheral arterial diseases by ultrasound.Methods Color Doppler ultrasound instrument was used to record the brachial artery(BA),radial artery(RA),common femoral artery(CFA) and popliteal artery(POA) Doppler flow velocity curves both at rest and under different grades of distal and proximal limb pressuring in 40 randomly selected healthy adults.The peak systolic and early diastolic reverse flow velocity(PSV,PRV) and the resistance index (RI) were measured and analyzed.Results Three-phase waveform was seen at rest.Significant changes were noticed in PRV and RI under distal pressuring,while no significant difference was seen in PSV between groups.Conclusions Normal peripheral arteries show pulsed step-by-step blood flow pattern along with the cardiac cycles.Peripheral arterial Doppler flow curves changes regularly with limb grading pressuring.