title: Color Doppler flow imaging.
abstract: The performance requirements and operational parameters of a color Doppler system are outlined. The ability of an operator to recognize normal and abnormal variations in physiologic flow and artifacts caused by noise and aliasing is emphasized. The use of color Doppler flow imaging is described for the vessels of the neck and extremities, upper abdomen and abdominal transplants, obstetrics and gynecology, dialysis fistulas, and testicular and penile flow imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Erickson
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000098:blood supply; D001158:Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003116:Color; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014680:Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging