Clinical Study

Vascular Waveform Analysis of Flap-Feeding Vessels Using Color Doppler Ultrasonography

Table 3

Vascular waveform analysis of flap-feeding vessels. They were 4 patients which observed abnormal vascular waveform among 19 patients which performed vascular waveform analysis of flap-feeding vessels by using color Doppler ultrasonography prior to surgery (D-4: 1 patient, D-3: 1 patient, and Poor detect: 2 patients).

PatientVascularitySideDiameterFV RIPIATWave form

1SEALt1.3 mm15.6 cm/sec10.3 cm/sec10.6 cm/sec0.340.50125 msecD-4
TDARt1.6 mm25.6 cm/sec2.9 cm/sec10.4 cm/sec0.811.9892 msecD-2
2TDALt1.3 mm20 mL/min35.3 cm/sec6.8 cm/sec14.2 cm/sec0.812.0166 msecD-1b
3TDARt2.0 mm14 mL/min26.0 cm/sec2.6 cm/sec7.6 cm/sec0.903.0825 msecD-1a
4TDALt1.3 mm6 mL/min23.5 cm/sec2.8 cm/sec7.1 cm/sec0.812.6858 msecD-1b
5TDARt0.7 mm2 mL/min22.6 cm/sec0 cm/sec6.6 cm/sec1.003.4250 msecD-2
6TDARt1.8 mm14 mL/min56.5 cm/sec0 cm/sec9.4 cm/sec1.006.0154 msecD-1a
7TDARt2.3 mm37 mL/min53.3 cm/sec4.4 cm/sec14.8 cm/sec0.923.3058 msecD-1b
8TDARt1.7 mm20 mL/min40.5 cm/sec4.6 cm/sec14.6 cm/sec0.892.4663 msecD-1b
9SEALt1.1 mm24.3 cm/sec4.7 cm/sec10.1 cm/sec0.811.9462 msecD-1b
10SEARt2.1 mm12 mL/min15.0 cm/sec2.3 cm/sec5.7 cm/sec0.852.2375 msecD-3
11DIEARt1.8 mm15 mL/min42.3 cm/sec1.2 cm/sec12.9 cm/sec0.872.8671 msecD-1b
12SEALt1.0 mm4 mL/min19.1 cm/sec4.4 cm/sec7.6 cm/sec0.812.0471 msecD-2
13DIEALt1.3 mm27 mL/min81.1 cm/sec16 cm/sec34 cm/sec0.81.9145 msecD-1b
14SEALt1.3 mm7 mL/min25.8 cm/sec3.6 cm/sec9.7 cm/sec0.862.2946 msecD-2 (ITA: poor detect)
15TAARt1.8 mm21 mL/min45.5 cm/sec4.7 cm/sec13.9 cm/sec0.943.0762 msecD-2
16TAALt2.2 mm19 mL/min51.1 cm/sec5.9 cm/sec8.4 cm/sec0.885.3858 msecD-1b
17TAALt1.9 mm28 mL/min51.5 cm/sec4.9 cm/sec9.1 cm/sec0.872.6962 msecD-1b (SEA: poor detect)
18LCFARt1.7 mm18 mL/min37.9 cm/sec6.3 cm/sec13.4 cm/sec0.742.1070 msecD-2
19LCFARt1.7 mm12 mL/min32.4 cm/sec2.4 cm/sec8.8 cm/sec0.933.4154 msecD-1b

TDA: thoracodorsal artery; SEA: superior epigastric artery; DIEA: deep inferior epigastric artery; TAA: thoracoacrominal artery; LCFA: lateral circumflex femoral artery.