Open AccessA new comprehensive ultrasonic diagnostic method for celiac artery compression syndrome that hybridizes “arterial compression hook sign” and peak systolic velocity
Author(s) -
Daisuke Miura,
Rino Hiwatashi,
Mitsuto Sakita,
Tomoko Sakata
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1971-3495
pISSN - 1876-7931
DOI - 10.1007/s40477-020-00519-x
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , confidence interval , cutoff , cardiology , compression (physics) , receiver operating characteristic , radiology , nuclear medicine , physics , materials science , quantum mechanics , composite material
Diagnosing celiac artery compression syndrome (CACS) is based on an imaging finding of celiac artery compression (CAC), but the diagnostic criteria are inconsistent. The study aim was to devise an ultrasonographic screening method to effectively diagnose CAC in occult CACS.