Hot Tips - Testicular Ultrasound for Varicocele

Ultrasound with color Doppler to demonstrate the retrograde flow/reflux in the abnormal veins within the pampiniform plexus is the imaging technique of choice for diagnosis of a varicocele. Theresa Jorgensen RDMS, RDCS, RVT demonstrates the hemodynamic changes that accompany this condition, which can be vital to making a diagnosis if the venous diameter is small on 2D imaging. This useful color Doppler abnormality can be achieved either during quite respiration, with standing position or with the valsalva