DOPPLER RENAL ASSESSMENT, PROTOCOLS, AND INTERPRETATION

Course overview

RENAL DOPPLER ULTRASOUND IS ROUTINELY PERFORMED BECAUSE IT IS A USEFUL TECHNIQUE FOR EVALUATING A WIDE RANGE OF VARIOUS RENAL PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS. AN UNDERSTANDING OF NORMAL ANATOMY, AS WELL AS IMPORTANT ANATOMIC VARIANTS, AS WELL AS BASIC PHYSICAL CONCEPTS, ARE NECESSARY FOR CORRECT INTERPRETATION. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE VASCULAR ANATOMY, IMAGING INDICATIONS, AND TECHNIQUE AND BRIEFLY REVIEWS SOME OF THE COMMON PATHOLOGIES WHERE IT MAY BE USED BY AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.