Meal Ingestion and Hemodynamic Interactions Regarding Renal Blood Flow on Duplex Sonography: Potential Diagnostic Implications
Splanchnic blood flow changes dramatically after meal ingestion. The present study evaluated physiologic interactions between meal ingestion and hemodynamics with respect to renal blood flow on duplex sonography, assessing the possible influence on Doppler parameters used as diagnostic criteria for renal artery stenosis. Subjects comprised 26 healthy young men (mean age: 22 ± 2 y). Sonographic measurements were made shortly after breakfast and every 1 h thereafter and were compared with values measured before the meal.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Tomonori Kishino, Keiichiro Harashima, Shigeki Hashimoto, Naoya Fukuta, Masayo Seki, Hiroaki Ohnishi, Takashi Watanabe, Junichi Otaki Tags: Technical Note Source Type: research