New applications of echography: Doppler ultrasonography
López Barrio, A.M.
Anales Espanoles de Pediatria 36(Suppl 48): 95-100
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0302-4342 PMID: 1637020 Document Number: 403174
The Doppler effect, the different types of Doppler echography its functions and the parameters to evaluate the blood flow are defined. The clinical applications of Doppler in paediatrics are analyzed which are grouped in four great chapters: 1) cerebral blood flow. 2) renal flood flow: a.-native kidney, b.-transplanted kidney. 3) hepatic blood flow: a.-native liver, b.-transplanted liver. 4) characterization of mass, tissue and structures. Exploration technique of different organs are described and findings in different clinical sectors are referred to, emphasizing normal patterns.