| Mapping of Superficial Extremity Veins: Normal Diameters and Trends in a Vascular Patient-Population. | |
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PMID: 22230131 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Ultrasonic measurement of superficial extremity veins is a common procedure. To establish normal values for vein-size in a population of vascular patients and to assess if measurements remain unchanged over time, we analyzed a database with results of 28,130 measurements in 2420 separate saphenous and 3206 cephalic veins. Mean size of the great saphenous vein ranges from 2.3 mm to 4.4 mm but did not follow a tapering pattern as is often assumed. The distal calf segment is smaller than the ankle segment. The mean cephalic vein size in the upper arm (2.4 mm) was smaller than at the antecubital level (2.7 mm). A decrease in vein diameter over time was noted in many locations and this reached statistical significance (p < 0.005 for the thigh segment). The clinical significance of this is a need to repeat ultrasonic vein-mapping if more than a year elapses between ultrasound and surgical vein harvest. |
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Authors:
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Dan E Spivack; Patrick Kelly; John P Gaughan; Paul S van Bemmelen |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Ultrasound in medicine & biology Volume: 38 ISSN: 1879-291X ISO Abbreviation: Ultrasound Med Biol Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-01-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0410553 Medline TA: Ultrasound Med Biol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 190-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2012 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. |
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