The Doppler and its use in axial flaps.
The Doppler ultrasonic flowmeter has been used as an aid in locating blood vessels that supply axial flaps in several different clinical situations. It has also been of value in microvascular surgery in which axial vessels of island flaps can be located and continuous patency monitored after their transfer and anastomosis.
D004301:Doppler Effect; D006801:Humans; D055585:Physical Phenomena; D010825:Physics; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012212:Rheology; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D014463:Ultrasonography