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Upper Extremity Arterial Duplex

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This chapter reviews the indications, limitations, and interpretations of an upper extremity arterial duplex exam. It discusses how to prepare the patient and perform the ultrasound. It also addresses the clinical utility of the duplex in the evaluation of a thrombotic vs. embolic event in the upper extremity from the subclavian artery to the radial and ulnar arteries.

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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). Upper Extremity Arterial 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_8

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