Since Talbot’s first successful application of real-time ultrasonography to the venous system in 1981, the techniques of venous imaging have been refined and validated by numerous studies. Now venous imaging challenges contrast venography as the definitive procedure of choice. Here for the first time these techniques are explained and illustrated in step-by-step detail by the leaders who developed them.

What are the protocols for imaging the veins of the extremities? How do you overcome both common and unusual problems to optimize the image and ensure valid, unequivocal results? Exactly what roles are played by venous compression and venous Doppler in the ultrasonographic venous examination? How do you identify and characterize thrombus? How do you differentiate venous thrombosis from conditions that mimic it? What does Doppler color flow imaging add to the evaluation? How can you take advantage of it? Why is the transverse scan with probe compression an essential component of the venous imaging technique? How and why do you map the saphenous vein? And how accurate is this ultrasound technique in relation to contrast venography on the one hand and indirect noninvasive tests on the other?

These and many more questions are answered here in detail and with authority. Part II covers venographic and magnetic resonance imaging.

Videotape Companion

Perfect for training and as an adjunct to this book, this one-hour video offers hands-on demonstration of venous imaging techniques and real-time images of normal, abnormal, common, and uncommon findings. Available in DVD format.

The single best ultrasound DVD we have seen. Since Steve Talbot’s first successful application of real-time ultrasonography to the venous system in 1981, the techniques of venous imaging have been refined and validated by numerous studies. For the first time these techniques are presented by Talbot himself in a brilliant 75-minute exposition of technique and interpretation in the upper and lower extremities.

What are the protocols for imaging the veins of the extremities?

How do you overcome both common and unusual problems to
     optimize the image and ensure valid, unequivocal results?

Exactly what roles are played by venous compression and venous
     Doppler in the ultrasonographic venous examination?

How do you identify and characterize thrombus?

How is venous thrombosis differentiated from conditions that
     mimic it?

What does color flow imaging add to the evaluation and how should
     it be used?

Why is the transverse scan with probe compression an essential
     component of the venous exam?

How and why do you map the saphenous and other veins?

These and other questions are answered in this hands-on demonstration of scanning anatomy, technique, and interpretation of normal, abnormal, common, and uncommon findings. Perfect for training, reference, and interpretation tutorials. A great companion to Ridgway’s Introduction to Vascular Scanning.