Upper Venous Duplex

UPPER VENOUS DUPLEX

Ultrasound of the veins can identify thrombosis (blood clot) that may be the cause of arm swelling or pain.

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 veins in each arm starting from the neck to the wrist.  The sonographer will gently squeeze your limb various times during the exam to document blood flow.  The sonographer will also gently press down with the ultrasound probe on your limb in order to diagnose blood clots.

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.