Ultrasonography diagnosis of head and neck vascular malformations

doi:10.19438/j.cjoms.2022.05.001

Abstract

Abstract: Ultrasound is a non-invasive and convenient tool for auxiliary diagnosis of head and neck vascular malformations, preoperative evaluation and follow-up of disease changes. Ultrasound technologies include grayscale imaging, color Doppler and spectral Doppler imaging. This article summarized the ultrasound examination methods of these lesions based on the new classification of vascular diseases proposed by International Society for the study of Vascular Anomalies(ISSVA), and reviewed the relevant clinical and ultrasound features of various malformations, in order to provide an effective basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Key words: Head and neck, Vascular malformations, Ultrasound, Color Doppler imaging, Spectral Doppler imaging

CLC Number:

R782

GONG Xia, LI Jia, XIONG Ping, DING Ang-ang. Ultrasonography diagnosis of head and neck vascular malformations[J]. China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2022, 20(5): 417-421.

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