title: Colour Doppler ultrasound of the penis.
abstract: Because it is a superficial structure, the penis is ideally suited to ultrasound imaging. A number of disease processes, including Peyronie's disease, penile fractures and penile tumours, are clearly visualized with ultrasound. An assessment of priapism can also be made using spectral Doppler waveform technology. Furthermore, dynamic assessment of cavernosal arterial changes after pharmaco-stimulation allows diagnosis of arterial and venogenic causes for impotence. This pictorial review illustrates the range of diseases encountered with ultrasound of the penis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kings College Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wilkins
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sriprasad
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Sidhu
mesh_terms: D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010411:Penile Induration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010413:Penis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011317:Priapism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color