Ultrasonography of the lower extremity veins: Anatomy and basic approach

Dong Kyu Lee; Kyung Sik Ahn; Chang Ho Kang; Sung Bum Cho

doi:10.14366/usg.17001

Ultrasonography of the lower extremity veins: Anatomy and basic approach

Dong Kyu Lee, Kyung Sik Ahn, Chang Ho Kang, Sung Bum Cho

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	120-130
Number of pages	11
Journal	Ultrasonography
Volume	36
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.17001
Publication status	Published - 2017 Apr 1
Externally published	Yes

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© 2017 Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (KSUM).

Keywords

Anatomy
Lower extremity
Ultrasonography
Vein

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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