Peripheral Arterial Examination

Duplex Imaging of the Lower & Upper Extremities with Spectral Analysis

• Lower Extremities

• Common Femoral Artery
• Superficial Femoral Artery
• Proximal Deep Profunda Artery
• Popliteal Artery
• Posterior Tibial Artery
• Anterior Tibial Artery

  Ankle/Brachial Indices (ABI) and toe pressures are routinely taken. Patients are exercised when indicated/ordered by physician.

• Upper Extremities

• Subclavian Artery
• Axillary Artery
• Brachial Artery
• Radial Artery
• Ulnar Artery

Typically accepted diagnostic reasons for testing include, but are not limited to:

• Claudication
• Numbness/Discoloration
• Ulceration
• Gangrene
• Trauma
• Pre-OP Cardiac Arterial Bypass Graft
• Embolism
• Rest Pain

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