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The Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Approach to Vascular Ultrasound: Protocols and Procedures

Lower extremity peripheral arterial physiologic testing

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Kim, Y; Lee, S; Root, D; Manchester, S; Dua, A
March 16, 2022

This chapter reviews the indications, limitations, and interpretations of a lower extremity peripheral arterial physiologic testing. It discusses how to prepare the patient and perform the ultrasound. It also evaluates the clinical utility of a lower extremity arterial physiologic testing in the evaluation of peripheral arterial disease. Exercise ankle-brachial indices and toe-brachial indices are also discussed.

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March 16, 2022

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Kim, Y., Lee, S., Root, D., Manchester, S., & Dua, A. (2022). Lower extremity peripheral arterial physiologic testing. In The Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Approach to Vascular Ultrasound: Protocols and Procedures (pp. 79–89). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93127-8_10
Kim, Y., S. Lee, D. Root, S. Manchester, and A. Dua. “Lower extremity peripheral arterial physiologic testing.” In The Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Approach to Vascular Ultrasound: Protocols and Procedures, 79–89, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93127-8_10.
Kim Y, Lee S, Root D, Manchester S, Dua A. Lower extremity peripheral arterial physiologic testing. In: The Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Approach to Vascular Ultrasound: Protocols and Procedures. 2022. p. 79–89.
Kim, Y., et al. “Lower extremity peripheral arterial physiologic testing.” The Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Approach to Vascular Ultrasound: Protocols and Procedures, 2022, pp. 79–89. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-93127-8_10.
Kim Y, Lee S, Root D, Manchester S, Dua A. Lower extremity peripheral arterial physiologic testing. The Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Approach to Vascular Ultrasound: Protocols and Procedures. 2022. p. 79–89.

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March 16, 2022

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