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Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Physiologic Testing

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This chapter reviews the indications, limitations, and interpretations of a lower extremity peripheral arterial physiologic testing. It discusses how to prepare the patient and perform the ultrasound. It also evaluates the clinical utility of a lower extremity arterial physiologic testing in the evaluation of peripheral arterial disease. Exercise ankle-brachial indices and toe-brachial indices are also discussed.

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  1. Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Sujin Lee, Young Kim & Anahita Dua

  2. Fireman Vascular Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, USA

    Drena Root

  3. Fireman Vascular Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Scott Manchester

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  1. Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Anahita Dua

  2. Fireman Vascular Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, USA

    Drena Root

  3. Fireman Vascular Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Scott Manchester

  4. Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Young Kim

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Lee, S., Kim, Y., Root, D., Manchester, S., Dua, A. (2022). Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Physiologic Testing. In: Dua, A., Root, D., Manchester, S., Kim, Y. (eds) The Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Approach to Vascular Ultrasound. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93127-8_10

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