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compression venography — an ultrasound technique to look for blockages in leg veins, usually deep vein thrombosis. Pressing the vein with the ultrasound probe usually causes it to empty and flatten, which does not occur if there is thrombus in the lumen. See also:… … The new mediacal dictionary
venography — Radiographic demonstration of a vein, after the injection of contrast medium. SYN: phlebography (2). [veno + G. grapho, to write] splenic portal v. SYN: splenoportography. transosseous v. radiographic demonstration of veins that drain a bone s… … Medical dictionary
venography — phlebography; n. imaging of the anatomy of veins in a particular region of the body. Traditionally a radiopaque contrast medium is injected into a vein and X ray photographs (venograms) taken as the medium flows towards the heart. Damage,… … The new mediacal dictionary
Venous Translucence — Venous translumination or translucence, has been applied in phlebology since 1996 by the surgeon Pedro Fernandes Neto, during ambulatory clinical exams (Brazil). The results were registered in annals of national and international congresses of… … Wikipedia
Deep vein thrombosis — DVT redirects here. For other uses, see DVT (disambiguation). Deep vein thrombosis Classification and external resources A deep vein thrombosis in the right leg. Note the swelling and redness. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Nutcracker syndrome — Classification and external resources The nutcracker syndrome results from compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. DiseasesDB … Wikipedia
May-Thurner syndrome — Classification and external resources Iliac veins ICD 10 I80.2 … Wikipedia
Chronic venous insufficiency — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I87.2 ICD 9 459.81 … Wikipedia
nervous system disease — Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the functioning of the human nervous system (nervous system, human). Everything that humans sense, consider, and effect and all the unlearned reflexes of the body depend on the… … Universalium
Medical ultrasonography — This article is about using ultrasound to image the human body. For imaging of animals in research, see Preclinical imaging. Sonography redirects here. For the tactile alphabet called sonography , see Night writing. Medical ultrasonography… … Wikipedia
