title: Upper extremity venous Doppler ultrasound.
abstract: Ultrasound is the initial imaging modality of choice when evaluating the upper extremity venous system. When sonographic findings are equivocal or nondiagnostic, particularly in evaluating the central deep veins, MR venography or catheter venography correlation may be helpful. Ultrasound provides an accurate, rapid, low-cost, portable, noninvasive method for screening, mapping, and surveillance of the upper extremity venous system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 619 19th Street, South, JT N312, Birmingham, AL 35249-6830, USA. tweber@uabmc.edu
authors.forename: Therese M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lockhart
authors.forename: Michelle L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Robbin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*