A new parameter in the diagnosis of vascular erectile dysfunction with penile Doppler ultrasound: cavernous artery ondulation index

Yildirim D., Bozkurt I. H., Gurses B., Cirakoglu A.

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.17, no.10, pp.1382-1388, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1382-1388
  • Keywords: Impotence, Arterial insufficiency, Venous insufficiency, Penile Doppler ultrasonography, Cavernosal artery ondulation index, CA-OI, ARTERIOGENIC IMPOTENCE, DUPLEX SONOGRAPHY, SCREENING TOOL, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, TORTUOSITY, MECHANISMS, PATTERNS
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: Our aim is to introduce the cavernous artery ondulation index (CA-OI) as a new parameter that could be accepted as an indirect indicator of vascular hemodynamics and also gives us information about the efficiency of erection.