Vascular Ultrasound

What is vascular ultrasound?

Vascular ultrasounds provide pictures of the body's veins and arteries.

Vascular ultrasound is performed to:

• help monitor the blood flow to organs and tissues throughout the body.
• locate and identify blockages (stenosis) and abnormalities like plaque or emboli and help plan for their effective treatment.
• detect blood clots (deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in the legs or arms.
• determine whether a patient is a good candidate for a procedure such as angioplasty.
• evaluate the success of procedures that graft or bypass blood vessels.
• determine if there is an enlarged artery (aneurysm).
• determine the source and severity of varicose veins.

These studies are offered in-house by registered vascular sonographer. 

For more information, call 308.728.4200.