Venous thromboembolism echocardiography or ultrasound

Editors-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. Associate Editor-In-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [mailto:urastogi@perfuse.org]

Overview

 * A Doppler USG detects thrombus within a vein.
 * Normal vein:free of internal echoes, compresseble.
 * Acute DVT:internal echoes are present, non compressible vein.

With the color flow Doppler, motion and the direction of flow are assessed in a far better way.

Related Chapters

 * Pulmonary embolism
 * Deep vein thrombosis