The Role of Color Duplex Ultrasound in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Peripheral Aneurysms

Feb 26, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on The Role of Color Duplex Ultrasound in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Peripheral Aneurysms

Fig. 50.1 Lateral lumbosacral X-ray film, demonstrating calcifications (arrowheads) indicative of AAA Ultrasound for AAA Imaging With the development of effective treatment options for AAA, accurate diagnostic methods became more…

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Duplex Surveillance of Infrainguinal Bypass Grafts

Feb 26, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Duplex Surveillance of Infrainguinal Bypass Grafts

Graft type Number Peak systolic velocity (cm/s)(mean  ±  SD) In situ saphenous vein Femoropopliteal 65 76  ±  12 Femorotibial 95 72  ±  16 Femoral-pedal 25 52  ±  12 Reversed saphenous…

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Duplex Scanning for Lower Extremity Arterial Disease

Feb 26, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Duplex Scanning for Lower Extremity Arterial Disease

Duplex diagnosis Endovascular Surgery Aortoiliac lesions Focal stenosis Stent Endarterectomy/reconstruction Diffuse disease Balloon angioplasty Aortofemoral bypass Stent Femorofemoral bypass Aortic or iliac aneurysm Stent graft Surgical reconstruction Infrainguinal lesions Femoropopliteal…

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Venous Duplex Ultrasound of the Upper Extremities

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Indications Number Upper extremity venous duplex to rule out thrombosis 191 Upper extremity dialysis evaluations 142 Upper extremity radial artery bypass harvest 16 Upper extremity graft surveillance 35 Evaluation for…

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