Colour Doppler Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Erectile Dysfunction

Since June 1992, 280 impotent males have been submitted to colour duplex examination in the urology dept., Hamad general Hospital, Qatar, to evaluate the arterial and venous circulation of the penis and to rule out vascular causes for impotence. The examination was performed using a colour duplex Acouson 128xP/lO and 7.4MHz linear transducer. Arteriogenic impotence was diagnosed in 129 (46%) while veno-occlusive impotence was verified in 37 (13%) cases. It was our experience that colour duplex sonography in impotence is a reliable, relatively non-invasive test that should be applied whenever vasculogenic impotence is suspected. Our technique and results are demonstrated with a review of literature.