Duplex scanning to evaluate the effect of compression on venous reflux

International Angiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 416-420

  Mosti, G ^a   Partsch, H ^b  

^a Barbantini Hospital   (Italy)

^b Private Practice   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bandages; Stockings, compression; Ultrasonography, doppler, duplex

Indexed keywords

VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG VARICOSIS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; THERAPY EFFECT;

COMPRESSION BANDAGES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 78751689702     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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