Comparison of steerable continuous-wave versus pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasonography to renal artery angiography in diagnosing renal artery stenosis.
Am J Cardiol
; 81(3): 365-7, 1998 Feb 01.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9468087
ABSTRACT
Pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasonography is widely used to noninvasively diagnose renal artery stenosis. The use of steerable continuous-wave Doppler has never been tested. We compared pulsed and steerable continuous-wave Doppler ultrasonography, demonstrating that although both methods are highly sensitive for severe stenoses, continuous-wave Doppler shows a better sensitivity for mild to moderate stenoses.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Obstrução da Artéria Renal
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Ultrassonografia Doppler
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article