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Renal Artery Duplex

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This chapter reviews the indications, limitations, and interpretations of a renal artery duplex exam. It discusses how to prepare the patient and perform the ultrasound. It also evaluates the clinical utility of a renal artery duplex in the evaluation of renal artery stenosis, fibromuscular dysplasia, and kidney transplant graft patency.

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

    Young Kim, Sujin Lee & 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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Kim, Y., Lee, S., Root, D., Manchester, S., Dua, A. (2022). Renal Artery Duplex. 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_5

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