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Color flow Doppler in the evaluation of aortic aneurysms
E I Bluth1, S M Murphey, L H Hollier
1Department of Radiology, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Abstract:
Fifteen patients with aortic aneurysms have been evaluated with Doppler color flow imaging. Two distinct flow patterns are noted: a smooth laminar pattern and a turbulent circuitous pattern. It is postulated that those patients with a turbulent pattern may be at greater risk for aneurysm enlargement and rupture.