Narrowing of leg veins under compression demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

International Angiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 408-410

  Partsch, H ^a   Mosti, G ^a   Mosti, F ^a  

^a Barbantini Clinic ^*

Author keywords

Bandages; Magnetic resonance imaging; Stockings, compression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG VARICOSIS; LEG VEIN; LEG VEIN NARROWING; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PLANIMETRY; STANDING;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 77957347429     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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