Duplex ultrasonography versus arteriography in the diagnosis of arterial injury: an experimental study

• Published in: The journal of trauma Vol. 33; no. 4; p. 627
• Main Authors: Panetta, T F, Hunt, J P, Buechter, K J, Pottmeyer, A, Batti, J S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.1992
• Subjects: Angiography; Animals; Arteries - diagnostic imaging; Arteries - injuries; Carotid Arteries - diagnostic imaging; Carotid Artery Injuries; Dogs; Femoral Artery - diagnostic imaging; Femoral Artery - injuries; Ultrasonography

Duplex ultrasonography (DUS) and arteriography (ART) were evaluated using an experimental model of arterial trauma in order to determine the accuracy of DUS compared with ART and to define the characteristic ultrasonographic features of arterial injuries. Occlusions (n = 19), blunt injuries (n = 24)...