Emergency Doppler evaluation of the liver and kidneys.
Doppler ultrasound is useful in the emergent evaluation of the liver and kidney transplant patient. Arterial stenosis, pseudoaneurysm, and venous thrombosis are treatable causes of allograft failure that can be detected easily with color and spectral Doppler. Doppler has a limited but important role in the emergent evaluation of the native liver and kidneys, usually involving prior biopsy or instrumentation.
McNamara
Michelle M
MM
Abdominal Imaging Section, Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 619 19th Street South, JTN 353, Birmingham, AL 35249-6830, USA. mmcnamara@uabmc.edu
Lockhart
Mark E
ME
Robbin
Michelle L
ML
D004630:Emergencies; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*