a scan that uses sound waves to show how well the blood is flowing in arteries
She needs to have a duplex scan.
Examples of 'duplex scan' in a sentence
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Forty-eight patients presented a normal duplex scan.
Baroncini Liz AV, Stalke Paulo SDB, Vidal Enrique A, França Graciliano J, de OliveiraAguinaldo 2008, 'Duplex scan in patients with clinical suspicion of deep venous thrombosis', Cardiovascular Ultrasoundhttp://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/6/1/53. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The first case was confirmed by phlebography and the second one by duplex scan.
Adilson Ferraz Paschôa, Luciana Hayashida, Marcelo Kurz Siqueira, Bonno van Bellen 2005, 'Trombose venosa profunda como complicação da escleroterapia química no tratamentode telangiectasias dos membros inferiores Deep venous thrombosis as complication ofchemical sclerotherapy in the treatment of leg telangiectasias', Jornal Vascular Brasileirohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492005000400014. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Diagnosis of a chemodectoma usually begins with a color flow duplex scan.
Gulam Nabi Lone, Adil Pervaiz Shah, Perveez Ahmad Malik, Seth Mujtaba Hussain, GhulamMohammad Wani 2016, 'Carotid Body Tumors: Surgical Management and Review of Patients Over 10 Years', Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgeryhttp://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2016;volume=3;issue=3;spage=90;epage=95;aulast=Lone. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Yearly follow-up included duplex scan assessment for all the patients.
Unnikrishnan Madathipat, Siddappa Shivananda, Anto Rajesh, Babu Vivek, Paul Benny,Kapilamoorthy Thirur, Sivasankaran Sivasubramanian, Sandhyamani Samavedam, SreedharRupa, Radhakrishnan Kuruppath 2008, 'Experiences with carotid endarterectomy at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute', Annals of Indian Academy of Neurologyhttp://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2008;volume=11;issue=3;spage=170;epage=178;aulast=Unnikrishnan. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A control duplex scan demonstrated partial recanalization of the internal jugular vein.
Gustavo Ioshio Handa, Giorgio Sfredo Bertuzzo, Karin S. Muller, Ana Cláudia Dambinski,Vinicius Zendrini Buzingnani, Lucas Marques Mantovani, Andressa Hubar Patriani, DeniseKrauss 2010, 'Síndrome de Lemierre: relato de caso Lemierre syndrome: case report', Jornal Vascular Brasileirohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492010000100015. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In case of clinical suspicion, a duplex scan should be performed.
Adilson Ferraz Paschôa, Luciana Hayashida, Marcelo Kurz Siqueira, Bonno van Bellen 2005, 'Trombose venosa profunda como complicação da escleroterapia química no tratamentode telangiectasias dos membros inferiores Deep venous thrombosis as complication ofchemical sclerotherapy in the treatment of leg telangiectasias', Jornal Vascular Brasileirohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492005000400014. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Patients also underwent examination with duplex scan at the 30th postoperative day and air plethysmography 60 days afterthe surgery.
Charles Angotti Furtado de Medeiros 2006, 'Comparação entre o laser endovenoso e a fleboextração total da veia safena interna:resultados em médio prazo Comparison of endovenous laser therapy vs. conventionalstripping of the great saphenous vein: midterm results', Jornal Vascular Brasileirohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492006000400007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Restenosis was defined as at least 50% stenosis and was assessed by applying a routine duplex scan follow up investigation.
Liewald Florian, Hillenbrand Andreas, Hillenbrand Renata, Zimmermann Julian 2008, 'Hyperhomocysteinemia and recurrent carotid stenosis', BMC Cardiovascular Disordershttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/8/1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patients were submitted to pre- and postoperative clinical examination, preoperative duplex scan and pre- and postoperative air plethysmography.
Nei Rodrigues Alves Dezotti, Edwaldo Edner Joviliano, Mariana Key Toma, Takachi Moriya,Carlos Eli Piccinato 2009, 'Estudo da hemodinâmica venosa por meio da pletismografia a ar no pré e pós-operatóriode varizes dos membros inferiores Venous hemodynamic study by air plethysmographyin the pre- and postoperative period of lower limb varicose veins', Jornal Vascular Brasileirohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492009000100004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)