Reflux testing and imaging for endovenous ablation

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-70

  Labropoulos, Nicos ^a   Abai, Babak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Duplex ultrasound; Endovenous ablation; Superficial veins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34249687708     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: 15310027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003507299487     Document Type: Article

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