Thoracic Key

, is simply a point estimate for the population mean. This will be further discussed in the following section. The median is the middle measurement when all of the measurements…

Fig. 9.1 DSA images of the femoral vein. (a) Immediately before contrast injection, an X-ray “mask” image is obtained. (b) Imaging is performed during injection of contrast into a vessel….

Fig. 2.1 The communicating vessel principle. (a) Noncommunicating hydrostatic columns presenting different heights, which lead to different energy states (column d presents the highest energy value). (b) Communicating columns in…

Fig. 5.1 Sound waves (longitudinal wave) propagate through compression and rarefactions of the medium With respect to ultrasound, the wavelength is an extremely important parameter as the wavelength affects both…

Fig. 16.1 This 68-year-old man presented with gradual onset of massive bilateral lower extremity edema several years after a course of radiation therapy to the abdomen for an ampullary carcinoma….

Fig. 19.1 Inflamed bulbous varices above and below the knee with an acute bout of STP Superficial thrombophlebitis offers an array of presentations. Yet despite the knowledge that has emerged…

Previous terms and eponyms Replaced by newer terms Superficial femoral vein Femoral vein Greater or long saphenous vein Great saphenous vein (GSV) Lesser or short saphenous vein Small saphenous vein…

Fig. 11.1 Relative position of patient and sclerotherapist when done efficiently Fig. 11.2 Example of a poor ergonomic position In some practices, the skin of the entire leg is prepped…

Fig. 1.1 In the fourth week of embryologic development, paired vascular channels, known as the anterior and posterior cardinal veins, arise and join in the midline at the sinus venosus,…

Transverse gray scale Spectral wave forms CFV, SFJ (prox GSV) Right and left CFV Prox, mid, and distal FV  Pop V Pop V Post tib V  Peroneal V  Additional images…