[Potentials of ultrasonic diagnosis in acute obstruction of the major arteries of the extremities].

The possibilities of ultrasonic doppler-diagnosis in acute occlusion of the main arteries of the upper and lower limbs were studied in 529 patients with acute arterial occlusion (embolism in 425, acute thrombosis in 104) and 25 patients without arterial pathology. The criteria of exact topical diagnosis and the method for quantitative assessment of hemodynamic disorders were developed. The data of ultrasonic diagnosis were compared with those of angiography, intraoperative findings, and the results of autopsy. The results obtained point to the high diagnostic value and high degree of precision of ultrasonic doppler-diagnosis in patients with acute thrombosis and embolism of the peripheral limb arteries.