Gulfcoast Introduction to Abdominal Doppler Ultrasound 2020

Objectives

• State the Doppler Principle and list the factors associated with the Doppler equation.


• Demonstrate various scan techniques for accurate interrogation of blood flow.


• Identify commonly seen Doppler/color flow imaging artifacts.


• List system controls utilized to optimize the Doppler/Color flow acquisition.


• State protocols and diagnostic criteria to evaluate abdominal aortic aneurysm and dissection and endovascular grafts.


• Define the term endoleak and list the five different types.


• Identify key sonographic findings in patients with normal and abnormal endovascular aortic grafts.


• Outline protocols for evaluating renal artery stenosis using direct and indirect Doppler/Color Flow imaging methods.


• Identify normal and abnormal imaging and flow characteristics associated with renal, mesenteric, and liver Doppler applications.


• Apply diagnostic criteria for evaluation of renal artery stenosis, mesenteric ischemia, portal hypertension, portal vein thrombosis, and Budd Chiari syndrome.


• Perform imaging of the normal transplant organ and recognize common abnormal findings indicating possible transplant compromise.


• Identify Doppler ultrasound findings in the normal transplant organ and state the implications of commonly seen abnormal findings.