Vascular ultrasound: a radiologist perspective.
Color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) is an evolutionary technical development that has considerably improved the diagnostic efficacy and clinical role of vascular ultrasound.  The appropriate use of CDFI rests on an understanding of the instrumentation, factors affecting image quality and artifact, as well as the pathophysiology of the central and peripheral circulation.  The modality has reached a relative plateau of performance.  In this review, applications of CDFI for studies of the neck, abdomen, and extremities are evaluated.
Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.
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D000005:Abdomen / Q000098:blood supply; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000098:blood supply; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*