title: Ultrasonography of the lower extremity veins: anatomy and basic approach.
abstract: Ultrasonography is an imaging modality widely used to evaluate venous diseases of the lower extremities. It is important to understand the normal venous anatomy of the lower extremities, which has deep, superficial, and perforating venous components, in order to determine the pathophysiology of venous disease. This review provides a basic description of the anatomy of the lower extremity veins and useful techniques for approaching each vein via ultrasonography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Kyu
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Sik
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9354-5699
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Bum
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Cho
keywords: Anatomy; Lower extremity; Ultrasonography; Vein