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ArticleJournal of foot and ankle research2022

Commentary: Demystifying Doppler - revisiting a vital diagnostic tool.

Peta Tehan, Jill Sommerset, Richard Rounsley, Martin Fox

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Article in Journal of foot and ankle research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 54% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Peta TehanSchool of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. Peta.Tehan@monash.edu.
Jill SommersetPeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, Washington, USA.
Richard RounsleyVascular Healthcare, Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia.
Martin FoxManchester Leg Circulation Service, Manchester Local Care Organisation(NHS), Harpurhey Health Centre, Manchester, UK.
Hunter Water · AUMacquarie University · AUManchester Academic Health Science Centre · GBSouthwest Washington Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Doppler is the most commonly utilised vascular assessment tool by podiatrists in Australia and the United Kingdom. Doppler is a key component of many international guidelines for vascular assessment. Used alongside pressure measurements such as ankle and toe-brachial indices, Doppler assists podiatrists to diagnose, triage and subsequently manage patients with peripheral arterial disease. This commentary aims to clarify the importance, technique, and interpretation of continuous wave handheld Doppler in podiatry practice. This commentary presents discussion on the equipment and optimal test conditions for use of Doppler, and guidance on the technique required in podiatry clinical practice. Furthermore, there is a focus on interpretation of the output from Doppler including both audio and visual output. There is in depth discussion about identifying pathology and integration into the clinical management plan.

Indexed as

Ankle Brachial IndexPeripheral Arterial DiseaseAnkleHumansLower ExtremityUltrasonography, Doppler

Identifiers

PMID35346290
PMCPMC8962088
OpenAlexW4220679033

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