Upper Arterial

UPPER EXTREMITY ARTERIAL

Upper extremity arterial ultrasound is used to examine dialysis grafts, arm swelling, circulation problems and aneurysms in the arms.

To prepare you will be asked to remove clothing that covers your arm and will be given a gown to wear.  Then we will examine the arteries in each arm starting from the neck to the wrist.  When blood flow is being assessed, you may hear a “whoosh, whoosh” sound when the Doppler probe is used.

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.