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Lower Extremity Venous Reflux Study

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This chapter reviews the indications, limitations, and interpretation of a lower extremity venous reflux study. It discusses how to prepare the patient and perform the ultrasound with associated maneuvers. It also evaluates the clinical criteria used to identify venous insufficiency in pathological and nonpathological veins.

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

    Drena Root

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

    Scott Manchester

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

    Young Kim, Sujin Lee & Anahita Dua

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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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Root, D., Manchester, S., Kim, Y., Lee, S., Dua, A. (2022). Lower Extremity Venous Reflux Study. 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_18

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