Karaca L, Oral A, Kantarci M, Sade R, Ogul H, Bayraktutan U, Okur A, Yüce I
Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2016 May;20(10):1947-53.
We have compared conventional Color Doppler (CD) and Power Doppler (PD) techniques, which are used for evaluating the testicular blood flow in small children, and the Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI), which is a new technique. We have also investigated their contributions to testicular evaluations.
We evaluated blood flow in testicles using a grading system with CD, PD and SMI techniques. We determined the average duration of the three techniques.
There was a statistically significant difference between the SMI and CD techniques for all patients (p < 0.001, p = 0.001). When we compared the PD and SMI, either as much or more vascular information was obtained (p = 0.106). There was a statistically significant difference between the application durations of the tests (p < 0.05).
Superb Microvascular Imaging yields more detailed vascular information in blood flow in testicles in small children, than either CD or PD. Furthermore, this technique decreases the duration of the examination at a significant level. Superb Microvascular Imaging may represent an alternative method that can be used safely for evaluating blood flow in the testicles of small children. Additional studies may increase the reliability of SMI.
我们比较了用于评估小儿睾丸血流的传统彩色多普勒（CD）和能量多普勒（PD）技术，以及一种新技术——超微血管成像（SMI）。我们还研究了它们对睾丸评估的贡献。
我们使用CD、PD和SMI技术的分级系统评估睾丸血流。我们确定了这三种技术的平均用时。
所有患者中，SMI和CD技术之间存在统计学显著差异（p < 0.001，p = 0.001）。当我们比较PD和SMI时，获得的血管信息一样多或更多（p = 0.106）。测试的应用时长之间存在统计学显著差异（p < 0.05）。
与CD或PD相比，超微血管成像在小儿睾丸血流中能产生更详细的血管信息。此外，该技术能显著缩短检查时长。超微血管成像可能是一种可安全用于评估小儿睾丸血流的替代方法。更多研究可能会提高SMI的可靠性。
