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Ultrasonography of the lower extremity veins: anatomy and basic approach.

ABSTRACT: Ultrasonography is an imaging modality widely used to evaluate venous diseases of the lower extremities. It is important to understand the normal venous anatomy of the lower extremities, which has deep, superficial, and perforating venous components, in order to determine the pathophysiology of venous disease. This review provides a basic description of the anatomy of the lower extremity veins and useful techniques for approaching each vein via ultrasonography.

SUBMITTER: Lee DK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5381851 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ultrasonography of the lower extremity veins: anatomy and basic approach.

Lee Dong-Kyu DK Ahn Kyung-Sik KS Kang Chang Ho CH Cho Sung Bum SB

Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) 20170130 2

Ultrasonography is an imaging modality widely used to evaluate venous diseases of the lower extremities. It is important to understand the normal venous anatomy of the lower extremities, which has deep, superficial, and perforating venous components, in order to determine the pathophysiology of venous disease. This review provides a basic description of the anatomy of the lower extremity veins and useful techniques for approaching each vein via ultrasonography. ...[more]

PMID: 28260355

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Ultrasonography of the lower extremity veins: anatomy and basic approach.

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Ultrasonography of the lower extremity veins: anatomy and basic approach.

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