Interpretation of Peripheral Arterial and Venous Doppler Waveforms: A Consensus Statement From the Society for Vascular Medicine and Society for Vascular Ultrasound. Issue 3 (September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kim, Esther S. H.; Sharma, Aditya M.; Scissons, Robert; Dawson, David; Eberhardt, Robert T.; Gerhard-Herman, Marie; Hughes, Joseph P.; Knight, Steve; Kupinski, Ann Marie; Mahe, Guillaume; Neumyer, Marsha; Poe, Patricia; Shugart, Rita; Wennberg, Paul; Williams, David M.; Zierler, R. Eugene
• Is Part Of: Journal for vascular ultrasound. Volume 44:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 118
• Page End: 143
• Publication Date: 2020-09
• Subjects: ultrasonography -- Doppler waveform -- duplex -- spectral analysis -- diagnostic imaging -- terminology; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Ultrasonic imaging -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.1307543
• DOI: 10.1177/1544316720943099
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1544-3167

Abstract

This expert consensus statement on the interpretation of peripheral arterial and venous spectral Doppler waveforms was jointly commissioned by the Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM) and the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU). The consensus statement proposes a standardized nomenclature for arterial and venous spectral Doppler waveforms using a framework of key major descriptors and additional modifier terms. These key major descriptors and additional modifier terms are presented alongside representative Doppler waveforms, and nomenclature tables provide context by listing previous alternate terms to be replaced by the new major descriptors and modifiers. Finally, the document reviews Doppler waveform alterations with physiologic changes and disease states, provides optimization techniques for waveform acquisition and display, and provides practical guidance for incorporating the proposed nomenclature into the final interpretation report.