Open AccessUtility of a gel stand-off pad in the detection of Doppler signal on focal nodular lesions of the skin
Author(s) -
Antonio Corvino,
Fabio Sandomenico,
Fabio Corvino,
Maria Raffaela Campanino,
Francesco Verde,
Francesco Giurazza,
Domenico Tafuri,
Orlando Catalano
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1971-3495
pISSN - 1876-7931
DOI - 10.1007/s40477-019-00376-3
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , doppler effect , radiology , color doppler , differential diagnosis , doppler ultrasound , biomedical engineering , nuclear medicine , ultrasonography , pathology , astronomy , physics
Gel pad is an aqueous, flexible, easy available, disposable spacer used for the ultrasound (US) scan of superficial or difficult-to-visualize areas. In clinical practice, it is widely used in B-mode US approach of superficial lesions but, to date, no data have been provided as to its efficacy in the Doppler detection of superficial flows. The aim of our study was to demonstrate the role of stand-off gel pad in the detection of the otherwise-missed peri- or intra-lesional flow signals on Doppler imaging.