Color Doppler in The Diagnosis and The Follow Up of The Carotid Cavernous Fistula
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Color Doppler in The Diagnosis and The Follow Up of The Carotid Cavernous Fistula

Anatol J Gen Med Res 1997;7(1):43-48 DOI: 10.5222/terh.1997.38142
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Abstract

A collaborative study was planned with the Department of Radiology to define the role of color Doppler Ultrasonography in the diagnosis and the follow up of the carotid cavernous fistulas. In this study; three patients with spontaneous and one patient with traumatic carotid cavernous fistulas were evaluated with color Doppler imaging, besides other techniques. After the treatment, color Doppler was also used in the follow up period. With this technique, dilated superior ophtalmic veins with arterialized blood flow were demonstrated, and after the treatment, normal venous flow pattern was observed. Because of easy application, this noninvasive techique is preferable in the monitoring the efficacy of treatment, as well as in the diagnosis and follow-up of carotid cavernous fistulas.

Keywords: Eye, imaging, Orbita