1. Normative and pathological values of hemodynamic and Doppler ultrasound arterial findings in children
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Jean-Eudes Trihan, Antonia Perez-Martin, Jérôme Guillaumat, Damien Lanéelle, Service de cardiologie [CHU de Poitiers], Centre hospitalier universitaire de Poitiers (CHU Poitiers), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes (CHU Nîmes), Université de Caen Normandie - UFR Santé (UNICAEN Santé), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), and Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)
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medicine.medical_specialty ,MESH: Hemodynamics ,Velocities ,Hemodynamics ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,symbols.namesake ,0302 clinical medicine ,[SDV.MHEP.CSC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Cardiology and cardiovascular system ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Doppler measurements ,[INFO.INFO-IM]Computer Science [cs]/Medical Imaging ,Humans ,Child ,Pathological ,Children ,MESH: Arteries ,Pediatric ,MESH: Angiography ,[SDV.MHEP.PED]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Pediatrics ,business.industry ,Pediatric imaging ,Angiography ,Ultrasonography, Doppler ,Blood flow ,MESH: Blood Flow Velocity ,Arteries ,3. Good health ,Cardiology ,symbols ,MESH: Ultrasonography, Doppler ,Normative ,Doppler ultrasound ,Spectrum analysis ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Doppler effect ,Blood Flow Velocity - Abstract
International audience; Summary. Doppler ultrasound is an effective, useful and remarkably powerful tool in pediatric imaging. If possible, its use is always favored to avoid exposure to radiation or sedatives. By waveform spectrum analysis, Doppler ultrasound reveals information on blood flow and details on normal physiology and pathological processes undiscernible from gray-scale imaging alone. However, Doppler ultrasound remains underused, largely due to the difficult interpretation of changes in Doppler waveforms during childhood. This article provides a narrative review of the literature regarding the normative values and the physiological arterial changes through childhood according to age, weight or height, as well as frequent pathological arterial findings in children, classified by arterial territory.
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- 2020
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