Quantification of venous reflux parameters using duplex scanning and air plethysmography

Phlebology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-28

  Yamaki, T ^a   Nozaki, M ^a   Sakurai, H ^a   Takeuchi, M ^a   Kono, T ^a   Soejima, K ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air plethysmography; Chronic venous insufficiency; Duplex scans; Quantitative evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VEIN OCCLUSION; VENOUS REFLUX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33847367188     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/026835507779700635     Document Type: Article

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