Practice Guideline: Abdominal Aorta

Practice Guideline: Abdominal Aorta

Bookmarks/hyperlinks:

·  Table of Contents linked to relevant sections

·  Links to each reference where cited in text

·  From citations in References, links to articles

·  II. Qualifications and Responsibilities of Personnel “See the AIUM Official Statement Training Guidelines for Physicians Who Evaluate and Interpret Diagnostic Ultrasound Examinations and the AIUM Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Ultrasound Practices

Line drawings:

·  Longitudinal proximal aorta, including diaphragm

·  Transverse aorta showing walls and lumina, demonstrating outer-to-outer AP diameter measurement (per SVU guideline, but our guideline doesn’t specify TRV AP – should we demonstrate otherwise?)

·  Transverse common iliacs showing (transverse?) measurement from outer edge to outer edge

Image links:

V. Specifications of the Examination: Diagnostic/Screening Examination – Abdominal aorta

§  Longitudinal proximal

§  Longitudinal mid

§  Longitudinal distal

§  Transverse proximal (near diaphragm)

§  Transverse mid

§  Transverse distal

V. Specifications of the Examination: Diagnostic/Screening Examination – Common iliac arteries

·  Longitudinal proximal

·  Transverse proximal just below the bifurcation

Linked images:

Aorta
Longitudinal Proximal (like the 2nd image in this group) / AOLngProxPP2
AOLngProxPP3
AOLngProxPP4
AOLngProxPP5
Aorta
Longitudinal Mid (like the 2nd and 4th images in this group) / AOLngMidPP1
AOLngMidPP2
AOLngMidPP3
AOLngM idPP4
Aorta #2053 MidDakota
Longitudinal Distal / AOLngDisPP1
AOLngDisPP2
AOLngDisPP3
AOLngDisPP4
Aorta #2053 MidDakota
Transverse Proximal (near diaphragm) / AOTrvProxPP1
AOTrvProxPP2
Aorta #2053 MidDakota
Transverse Mid / AOTrvMidPP1
AOTrvMidPP2
AOTrvMidPP3
AOTrvMidPP4
Aorta #2053 MidDakota
Transverse Distal / AOTrvDisPP1
Common Iliac Arteries
Longitudinal proximal / Image
Common Iliac Arteries #2053 MidDakota
Transverse proximal just below the bifurcation / AOIliacPP1
Color Doppler Imaging and/or Spectral Doppler of the Aorta / Image and/or videoclip
Color Doppler Imaging and/or Spectral Doppler of the Common Iliac Arteries / Image and/or videoclip