Varicose veins MRI
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Varicose veins can at times present with nothing but lower limb edema. Magnetic Resonance Venography(MRV) is the most sensitive and specific imaging study that can be used to detect deep as well as superficial venous pathologies that might not be clinically apparent otherwise [1]. It is useful in clarifying situations where clinical picture of edema and leg pain might falsely suggest venous insufficiency[2].
References
- ↑ Swan JS, Carroll TJ, Kennell TW, Heisey DM, Korosec FR, Frayne R; et al. (2002). "Time-resolved three-dimensional contrast-enhanced MR angiography of the peripheral vessels". Radiology. 225 (1): 43–52. doi:10.1148/radiol.2251011292. PMID 12354982.
- ↑ "Varicose veins and spider naevi". Medscape.