There are different types of Doppler ultrasound checks including: Color Doppler, Spectral Doppler, Duplex ultrasound, Power Doppler, and Transcranial Doppler ultrasound. Each of them is important to detect certain blockages or malfunctions in the blood vessels and flow. But What is this ultrasound scan? What can this diagnostic ultrasound show? We will elaborate with the best radiologists at the open mri abu dhabi below.
What is a Doppler Ultrasound scan?
This kind of ultrasound tests are noninvasive tests and use high-frequency sound waves to create images of the blood flow, show blood speed and its direction while moving towards the heart or through the veins. Ultrasound scanning can’t show the blood flow, but a Doppler Ultrasound can.
What can a Doppler Ultrasound show?
During the examination with Doppler Ultrasound, the doctor can detect many blood and coronary diseases. The test measures the blood flows changes without the use of x-rays with dye injection.
Useful for diagnosing
Blood clots
- Arterial occlusion
- Poorly functioning valves in leg veins
- Heart valve defects and congenital heart disease
- Decreased legs’ blood circulation (peripheral artery disease)
- Bulging arteries (aneurysms)
- Narrowing of an artery (carotid artery stenosis)
- Heart function problems
- Blood vessel damage
- Blood flow after surgery
- Blood flow issues in a pregnant woman and her unborn baby
Pros of Ultrasound Doppler
- Non-invasive alternative.
- Generally painless.
- Do not use radiation.
- Shows the amount and speed of blood flow in veins and arteries.
How to prepare for the scan?
- Avoid cigarettes and other nicotine products before the scan (for at least 2 hours).
- Nicotine affects the scan results as it causes blood vessels to narrow.
- Some doppler tests require you to fast (not to eat or drink) for several hours before it.
- Remove all metal objects from the scan area.
- When you are being tested you need to remove all clothes from the area being tested.
Ultrasound doppler for pregnancy
Ultrasound for pregnancy
For all mothers to be, we, at the OPEN MRI Center, offer you Ultrasound services in Abu Dhabi with special discounts to help you check on your baby, collect photos of him/her growing up in your uterus, and enjoy your motherhood to the maximum.