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. 1993 Nov;39:2405-10, 2413-6.

Noninvasive blood flow tests in vascular disease.

O K Steinmetz 1, C W Cole 1
PMCID: PMC2379938  PMID: 8268746

Abstract

Noninvasive testing is now routine for assessing vascular conditions. Many noninvasive tests are available for obtaining physiologic and anatomic information that is both precise and reproducible. This paper discusses noninvasive testing with plethysmography, Doppler ultrasonography, and duplex scanning for carotid artery occlusive disease, deep venous thrombosis, and peripheral arterial occlusive disease.

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