Lower Venous Reflux

LOWER VENOUS REFLUX

In people with varicose veins, Doppler Ultrasound can help to identify the cause and severity of the varicose veins. This is usually attributed to venous insufficiency which is caused by venous reflux.

To prepare you will be asked to remove clothing that covers your legs and will be given a gown or shorts to wear.  Then we will examine the greater saphenous vein in each leg from the upper thigh to the top of the foot.  The sonographer will gently squeeze your limb various times during the exam to document blood flow.

The acquired images (sonograms) are interpreted by a registered diagnostic medical sonographer then sent to a board-certified radiologist for creation of a diagnostic ultrasound report detailing your results and diagnosis.