title: [Color Doppler ultrasound of the mediastinum. Examination technique and sectional anatomy of the image].
abstract: The standardized technique and typical normal findings of color-coded duplex sonography of the mediastinum are described. Anatomical structures of the sonographical presentations are explained. Important mediastinal regions, vessels and lymph nodes can be assessed sonographically. The conventional B-mode technique provides topographical orientation and is suitable for high-resolution imaging of mediastinal structures. The color-coded display of blood flow allows reliable identification of the various mediastinal vessels. The qualitative and quantitative characterization of blood flow (flow direction, flow velocity, flow quality: arterial-venous, laminar, turbulent) provides additional noninvasive information about the hemodynamics of the mediastinal vascular system.
authors: Abteilung für onkologische Diagnostik und Therapie, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Heidelberg.
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authors: Betsch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012016:Reference Values; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000295:instrumentation*
vernacular_title: Farbdopplersonographie des Mediastinums. Untersuchungstechnik und Schnittbildanatomie.