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- Doppler ultrasound: What is it used for? - Mayo Clinic
Doppler ultrasound is a noninvasive test that can be used to measure the blood flow through your blood vessels It works by bouncing high-frequency sound waves off red blood cells that are circulating in the bloodstream A regular ultrasound uses sound waves to produce images, but can't show blood flow
- Ecografía Doppler: ¿Para qué se usa? - Mayo Clinic
La ecografía Doppler es una prueba no invasiva que puede usarse para medir el flujo de sangre que pasa por los vasos sanguíneos Funciona emitiendo ondas sonoras de alta frecuencia en los glóbulos rojos que circulan por el torrente sanguíneo Una ecografía común usa ondas sonoras para producir
- Mesenteric ischemia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Doppler ultrasound This noninvasive test uses sound waves to check blood flow, which can determine
- Abdominal ultrasound - Mayo Clinic
Risks There are no known risks Abdominal ultrasound is a safe, painless procedure But you may have some brief discomfort if the healthcare professional presses on an area that is sore or tender
- Carotid ultrasound - Mayo Clinic
The ultrasound technician may use a Doppler ultrasound, which shows blood flowing through the arteries In a Doppler ultrasound, the rate of blood flow is translated into a graph There have been many advances in carotid ultrasounds to improve the quality and resolution of the images
- Patent foramen ovale - Diagnosis treatment - Mayo Clinic
Color-Doppler When sound waves bounce off blood cells moving through the heart, they change pitch These changes are called Doppler signals They appear in different colors on the echocardiogram This test can show the speed and direction of blood flow in the heart
- Peripheral artery disease (PAD) - Mayo Clinic
Sound waves create pictures of how blood moves through the blood vessels of the legs or feet Doppler ultrasound is a special type of ultrasound used to spot blocked or narrowed arteries Angiography This test uses imaging tests and a dye to look for blockages in the arteries The dye is given through a blood vessel
- Ankle-brachial index - Mayo Clinic
The ankle-brachial index test is a quick, simple way to check for peripheral artery disease (PAD) The disease happens when narrowed arteries reduce the blood flow to the arms or legs
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