[Ultrasound and color Doppler in the diagnosis of vasculogenic impotence]

Arch Ital Urol Nefrol Androl. 1992 Jun:64 Suppl 2:97-101.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Echo-color-doppler is a non invasive diagnostic technique which can provide data about arterial and venous vascular circle of the penis with greater precision than Doppler CW. In the tumescent phase after a PGE1 injection the systolic velocity (SV) reaches a rate higher than 25 cm/sec and the diastolic velocity (DV) higher than 2 cm/sec, resistance index (RI) > to 0.70 with evident colour marked from 1 to 3 KHz. In erection arterial flow decrease and SV is lower than 25 cm/sec with DV lower than 2 cm/sec or with negative values; RI < to 0.70 or negative. The data are confirmed by clinical investigation and traditional diagnostic exams in normal and pathological patients. Echo-color-doppler reduces invasive exams and acquires a primary position on the diagnostic scale of impotence.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Erectile Dysfunction / diagnostic imaging*
  • Erectile Dysfunction / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penile Erection
  • Penis / blood supply
  • Penis / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography