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Editors-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. Associate Editor-In-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [1]

Overview

A number of invasive and non-invasive approaches are possible. Doppler ultrasonography, due to its high sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility, has replaced venography as the most widely used test in the evaluation of the disease.

Imaging the leg veins

Impedance plethysmography^[1]
Doppler ultrasonography
Compression ultrasound scanning of the leg veins, combined with duplex measurements (to determine blood flow)

can reveal a blood clot and its extent (i.e. whether it is below or above the knee).