Open AccessConventional color Doppler velocity sonography versus color Doppler energy sonography for the diagnosis of acute experimental torsion of the spermatic cord.
Author(s) -
F T Lee,
Denise Winter,
F A Madsen,
James A. Zagzebski,
Myron A. Pozniak,
Susan G. Chosy,
K A Scanlan
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.167.3.8751701
Subject(s) - medicine , torsion (gastropod) , spermatic cord , doppler effect , color doppler , blood flow , doppler sonography , cord , testicular torsion , nuclear medicine , anatomy , radiology , surgery , ultrasonography , physics , astronomy
We compared color Doppler velocity sonography and color Doppler energy sonography for the diagnosis of spermatic cord torsion in a canine model and determined the degree of torsion necessary to acutely halt testicular blood flow.