Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 820-825 , October 2009

High-frequency ultrasound measurement for assessing post-thrombotic syndrome and monitoring compression therapy in chronic venous disease

  • Antonina I. Volikova, MBBS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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  • Janice Edwards, RN, BAppSc, MPHC

      Affiliations

    • School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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  • Michael C. Stacey, MBBS, DS, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
    • School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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  • Hilary J. Wallace, BVMS (Hons), PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Hilary J. Wallace, PhD, University of Western Australia, School of Surgery, Fremantle Hospital, Level 6, T Block, PO Box 480, Fremantle, WA, Australia 6959

Received 12 March 2009 ,Accepted 23 May 2009.

  • Image Result

    Image of dermal thickness measurement obtained using the Phillips iU22 scanner.

    Image of dermal thickness measurement obtained using the Phillips iU22 scanner.

  • Image Result

    Image of dermal thickness measurement obtained using the DermaScan-C scanner.

    Image of dermal thickness measurement obtained using the DermaScan-C scanner.

  • Image Result

    Bars show the comparison of dermal thickness between the three groups in the validation study (Mann-Whitney U-test). IQ, Interquartile; PTS, post-thrombotic syndrome.

    Bars show the comparison of dermal thickness between the three groups in the validation study (Mann-Whitney U-test). IQ, Interquartile; PTS, post-thrombotic syndrome.

  • Image Result

    Effect of compression therapy on dermal thickness in patients with venous leg ulceration. IQ, Interquartile; Normal, Median dermal thickness of healthy controls in the validation study.

    Effect of compression therapy on dermal thickness in patients with venous leg ulceration. IQ, Interquartile; Normal, Median dermal thickness of healthy controls in the validation study.

  • Image Result

    Dermal thickness of subjects classified according to the clinical component of the CEAP classification. IQ, Interquartile; Normal, dermal thickness of healthy controls in the validation study.

    Dermal thickness of subjects classified according to the clinical component of the CEAP classification. IQ, Interquartile; Normal, dermal thickness of healthy controls in the validation study.

 This study was supported by grants from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, the Fremantle Hospital Medical Research Foundation, and the Western Australian State Health Research Advisory Council.

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01196-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.05.060

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 820-825 , October 2009

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