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MRI mid-thigh cross section in supine position, left without compression, right wearing a compression stocking which exerted a very low pressure (6 mmHg) at thigh level. The stocking leads to a change of the configuration of the thigh becoming more circular and to a clear narrowing of superficial (marked by a circle) and deep veins (marked by rectangle).9)
