Duplex ultrasound evaluation of lower extremity venous insufficiency

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1233-1241

  Min, Robert J ^a   Khilnani, Neil M ^a   Golia, Piyush ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUPLEX ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG VEIN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS NERVE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VARICOSIS; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN PERFORATION;

EID: 0142058359     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000092663.72261.37     Document Type: Review

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