title: Importance of ultrasound evaluation in the diagnosis of venous insufficiency: guidelines and techniques.
abstract: Recent advances in the treatment of venous insufficiency have led to an increased utilization of venous ultrasonography by practitioners. Knowing the fundamentals of anatomy and physiology are essential to be successful. This article reviews the common uses of ultrasonagraphy for the examination of the lower extremity venous system.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. David_Gillespie@URMC.Rochester.edu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gillespie
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Glass
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex / Q000592:standards; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000592:standards; D014680:Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*