The impact of duplex scanning in phlebology.
Chronic venous disease (CVD) is a tremendous medical and economic burden on society. In the past two decades the use of duplex ultrasound has emerged as the diagnostic method of choice for the diagnosis and management of CVD. In this article, we describe the specific techniques used in the assessment of the superficial, perforating, and deep venous systems. We also discuss the methods of ulcer bed and chronic obstruction evaluation. The contributions of the duplex ultrasound to the understanding of the pathophysiology and improvement of treatments for chronic venous disease are reviewed.
Labropoulos
Nicos
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Division of Vascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153-3304, USA. nlabrop@luc.edu
Landon
Pryor
P
Jay
Tiongson
T
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014680:Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology