Bluth E I, Murphey S M, Hollier L H, Sullivan M A
Department of Radiology, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Int Angiol. 1990 Jan-Mar;9(1):8-10.
Fifteen patients with aortic aneurysms have been evaluated with Doppler color flow imaging. Two distinct flow patterns are noted: a smooth laminar pattern and a turbulent circuitous pattern. It is postulated that those patients with a turbulent pattern may be at greater risk for aneurysm enlargement and rupture.