November 14, 2023- With the many shades of color now available in Doppler ultrasound, clinicians can feel more confident diagnosing a wide range of patients and diseases. Color imaging has revolutionized Doppler ultrasound by allowing sonographers to visualize the direction of blood flow within a patient. With the invention of Color Doppler, various color imaging techniques have come to help clinicians better understand patients’ health by viewing their internal structures.
CDI has significantly changed how clinicians capture patient images and is used to detect conditions affecting numerous parts of the body. Since its inception, other forms of color imaging have followed CDI, enabling the enhanced visualization of blood flow for specific diagnostic tests.
CDI has many uses to help clinicians monitor blood flow to vital organs, assess vessel blockages, and understand the velocity and direction of blood flow within a patient’s body. Some of its main uses include transcranial, blood vessels, kidneys, heart, obstetrics, reproductive system, breast imaging, musculoskeletal, thyroid, and more.