title: Duplex assessment of the splanchnic vasculature.
abstract: The role of duplex ultrasound and color Doppler imaging in the evaluation of patients with suspected splanchnic vasculature obstructive disease and chronic mesenteric ischemia is not clearly defined. In this report the examination technique, as well as normal and abnormal findings, is discussed. Limitations are also described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham 35233.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Koslin
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mulligan
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Berland
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013152:Splanchnic Circulation; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014781:Viscera / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*