Comparison between clinical examination, cw-Doppler ultrasound and colour-duplex sonography in the diagnosis of incompetent perforating veins

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 122-126

  Schultheiss, R ^a   Billeter, M ^a   Bollinger, A ^a   Franzeck, U K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Colour coded duplex; Cw Doppler; Perforator; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOURNIQUET; VEIN VALVE;

EID: 0030987122     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(97)80006-8     Document Type: Article

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