The Evaluation of an Ultrasonic Flow Detector for the Assessment of Peripheral Vascular Disease

Abstract

The circulation in the lower limbs of 50 patients with vascular disease was assessed transcutaneously with a commercially available ultrasonic flow detector. In 66 limbs, the results were compared with arteriograms. The findings were entirely correct in 57 limbs, and in every limb a reliable indication of the adequacy of the blood supply was obtained.