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DVT423-AR3
USIDMS Mesenteric Doppler
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| True or false. The celiac, SMA, and IMA must all be involved for bowel ischemia to occur. | true |
| What is the most cephalad branch off the aorta that we image during a mesenteric Doppler exam? | celiac axis |
| What does the SMA supply blood to? | small intestine and colon |
| What vessel branches off of the aorta distal to the renal arteries? | inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) |
| What is the velocity criteria for a >70% stenosis of the celiac artery? | > 200 cm/s |
| True or false. The SMA & IMA should have low resistance flow patterns when fasting. | false; high resistance flow patterns when fasting |
| What is the velocity criteria for a >70% stenosis of the SMA? | > 275 cm/s |
| What plane should the origin of the splenic artery be viewed in? | transverse |
| What two arteries make up the "wings" of the seagull image? | the common hepatic artery and splenic artery |
| True or false. The celiac, common hepatic, and splenic arteries should have low resistance waveforms. | true |