Dr. Md. Ismail Hossen
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPERTMENT OF MEDICINE
SURGERY AND
OBSTERITCS(MSO)
FACULTY OF VETERINARY
AND ANIMAL SCIENCE
Color Doppler
Ultrasounds
What is color Doppler
Ultrasounds?
Ultrasound, also called sonography or ultrasonography, is a
noninvasive imaging test. A standard ultrasound produces
images, but it doesn’t show blood flow like a Doppler
ultrasound.
Color Doppler: A computer changes the sound
waves into diffferent colors to show the
direction of blood flow.
Color Doppler ultrasound usually
includes the following steps:
√ Lie on a table, expose the area of patients'
body that's being tested.
√ Spread the gel on the skin over that area.
√ Move the transducer, over the area.
√ The device sends sound waves into the
body.
√ The movement of blood cells causes a
change in the pitch of the sound waves.
√ The waves are recorded and turned into
images or graphs on a monitor.
√ The test takes about 30-60 minutes to
complete.
Risks to the test
There are no known risks to having a Doppler
ultrasound. It is also considered safe during
pregnancy.
(CDUS)shows the hilar
vascularity within the lymph
node (b)
What do the results mean?
If your results were not normal, it may mean
you have:
CDUS shows peripheral vascularity in the node (red arrow)
Advantage of color Doppler imaging
⚫ Color Doppler imaging allows better
visualization of the proximal and distal
segments of the vertebral arteries,
compared to conventional duplex
ultrasonography.
Limitation of color Doppler imaging
⚫ One of the main disadvantages of
using a Doppler is the high level of
specialism required to maintain the
doppler so it continues to provide
results with a high level of accuracy,
and its inability to predict patterns.