Color Doppler imaging provides accurate assessment of orbital blood flow in occlusive carotid artery disease.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-1991
Abstract
Color Doppler imaging was used to evaluate the hemodynamics of the ophthalmic vasculature in a case of complete internal carotid artery occlusion. This procedure, which allows rapid, noninvasive imaging, showed a partial ophthalmic artery obstruction with absent flow in the central retinal artery, central retinal vein, and nasal posterior ciliary arteries. Although altered perfusion of the retinal vessels may be evaluated clinically, assessment of blood flow in the ophthalmic and ciliary arteries previously could be evaluated only indirectly by intravenous fluorescein angiography. The color Doppler imaging findings were confirmed by intravenous fluorescein angiography and carotid arteriography. Color Doppler imaging represents a noninvasive method to diagnose abnormal blood flow of the ophthalmic artery and its branches and to evaluate serial changes of the circulation in a noninvasive manner.
Volume
98
Issue
4
First Page
548
Last Page
552
ISSN
0161-6420
Published In/Presented At
Flaharty, P. M., Lieb, W. E., Sergott, R. C., Bosley, T. M., & Savino, P. J. (1991). Color Doppler imaging. A new noninvasive technique to diagnose and monitor carotid cavernous sinus fistulas. Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 109(4), 522–526. https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1991.01080040090035
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
2052312
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article