[Assessment of lower limb artery disease by ultrasound imaging].
Lower limb artery ultrasound is portable and can be used in first aid outpatient clinics and at the bedside. In addition, I can assess blood vessel properties and evaluate bloodstream change non-invasively in real time, an inspection that is indispensable for the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease.
Watanabe
Ryouji
R
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Saiseikai Imabari Hospital, Imabari, 799-1592.
Nakanishi
Koji
K
Ochi
Shigeki
S
Umeda
Masakichi
M
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