Color doppler ultrasonography to evaluate hypoechoic areas in pressure ulcers: A report of two cases

Color doppler ultrasonography to evaluate hypoechoic areas in pressure ulcers: A report of two cases

Ultrasound (US) is frequently used for evaluating inflammation of subcutaneous tissue caused by pressure ulcers (PUs), but color Doppler mode (CDM) helps to better identify inflammatory edema in subcutaneous fat and necrotic tissue in PUs. We report two cases where inflammatory edema in subcutaneous...

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Main Authors: Koichi Yabunaka, Gojiro Nakagami, Tomomitsu Miyagaki, Sanae Sasaki, Chieko Hayashi, Hiromi Sanada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Ultrasound
Subjects:
Color Doppler mode
pressure ulcers
ultrasonography
Online Access:http://www.jmuonline.org/article.asp?issn=0929-6441;year=2018;volume=26;issue=3;spage=163;epage=165;aulast=Yabunaka

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