CONTRAST VENOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH VERY EDEMATOUS FEET - USE OF TRANSDERMAL ILLUMINATION TO AID IN VEIN PUNCTURE

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作者
BHARGAVA, R
MILLWARD, SF
机构
[1] Diagnostic Radiology Division, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
关键词
EXTREMITIES; ANGIOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FOOT; VENOGRAPHY; TECHNOLOGY;
D O I
10.1148/radiology.179.2.2014316
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Contrast venography can be technically difficult or impossible in patients with very edematous feet. The authors report a simple technique that uses transdermal illumination of the edematous subcutaneous tissue to enable visualization of a vein and also guide the needle into the vein. This technique has been used successfully in eight patients in whom conventional attempts at vein puncture had failed.
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页码:583 / 583
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