The ultrasound technique also uses color Doppler imaging, making it possible for researchers to collect color-coded blood flow data showing the direction and speed of circulation, both of which are ...

For example, a doctor may wish to inspect the abdominal aorta, which carries blood between the heart and abdominal organs. In some cases, it may be necessary to use a Doppler ultrasound .

Researchers at Purdue University's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering are investigating how ultrasound can be used to study abdominal aortic aneurysms, the 13th leading cause of death in the U.S.

Ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms: Advantages for men, but not for women. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 06 / 150610101133.htm ...

B-mode ultrasound: longitudinal sub-xiphoid scan of the abdominal aorta performed in supine decubitus position and scans of the left kidney in right lateral decubitus performed before treatment.

In fact, if you’re a man between the ages of 65 and 75 and smoke or used to smoke, the Mayo Clinic, recommends you have an abdominal ultrasound to check for an abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Doppler ultrasound of the abdominal aorta showed a thrombus starting below the emergence of the superior mesenteric artery to the right common iliac artery.

Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology and the Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven have succeeded in non-invasively measuring the elasticity and estimating the stresses in the human ...

If we detect atherosclerotic disease in his carotid, femoral, or even abdominal aorta arteries, he becomes a high-risk patient and would likely require more intensive treatment than what would be ...

Researchers are exploring the usefulness of ultrasound imaging to study dangerous abdominal aortic aneurysms, a bulging of the aorta that is usually fatal when it ruptures and for which there is ...