Duplex Ultrasound for Superficial Venous Insufficiency

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 111-115

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

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0344307398     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/S1089-2516(03)00057-X     Document Type: Article

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