Diagnostic Value of Color Doppler Flow Imaging in Subclinical Atrial Septal Defects
- VernacularTitle:彩色多普勒血流显像对成人亚临床型房间隔缺损的诊断价值
- Author:
Fei PEI
;
Lili GUO
;
Xiaolan ZHAO
;
Qian LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
color doppler flow imaging;
subclinical atrial septal defects
- From:
Journal of Practical Radiology
2001;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the usefuluness of the color Doppler flow imaging(CDFI) in subclinical atrial septal defects(ASD).Methods We reviewed 122 cases of subclinical ASD in adult which were first detected with CDFI.Results We found most of the patients were women and elder people,and no more special clinical symptoms and signs can be found.Color Doppler flow imaging had characteristic abnomallities making the dosis of ASD possible and easily with a high degree of accuracy in patients in whom the clinical presentation was atypical different magnitudes of left-to-right shunt were revealed in all these patients.Conclusion CDFI is a good noninvasive technique in the diagnosis of subclinical atrial septal defects.
