There are many causes of leg swelling or edema. Leg edema due to systemic condition disease demonstrates chronic, bilateral features, whereas caused by vascular shows more complex clinical features including secondary skin changes and ulcerative lesion, resulting in complicated outcomes with less frequent early diagnosis appropriate management. Definite differential might not be possible medica...

A review and update on tridimensional ultrasonography covering all its aspects, ultrasonography and 3D endoscopic ultrasonography, its technical details and current indications, such as volume calculation, vascular architecture assessment, and role in interventionist ultrasounds. Images included are from the author's own experience.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) per se confers a two-fold excess risk of vascular outcomes, but the is subject to wide variation depending on population and contemporary prophylactic medical therapy. Although patients with DM have high rate asymptomatic coronary heart disease (CHD), routine screening for CHD has not been shown improve clinical outcomes in being treated intensive therapy cardiovascular f...

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography of the carotids has recently emerged as a complementary examination to conventional carotid Doppler ultrasonography. It is an examination providing improved visualization of the vascular lumen, more accurate and detailed delineation of the vascular wall, and identification of atherosclerotic plaques. Moreover, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography has specific adva...

The use of ultrasonography and especially of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the diagnosis of vascular pathologies before and after interventions has significantly increased over the past years due to the broader availability of modern ultrasound systems with CEUS capabilities and more trained user experience in this imaging modality. For the preinterventional and postinterventional...

Assessment of neck lymph nodes is essential in patients with head and neck cancers for predicting the patient's prognosis and selecting the appropriate treatment. Ultrasonography is a useful imaging tool in the assessment of neck lymph nodes. Greyscale ultrasonography assesses the size, distribution, and internal architecture of lymph nodes. Doppler ultrasonography evaluates the intranodal vasc...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Compression ultrasonography of the lower extremity is an established method of detecting proximal lower extremity deep venous thrombosis when performed by a certified operator in a vascular laboratory. Our objective is to determine the sensitivity and specificity of bedside 2-point compression ultrasonography performed in the emergency department (ED) with portable vascular ultr...