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A 51 year old male with saddle pulmonary embolism and soleal vein thrombosis. Venous ultrasound examination of the right leg shows A. Cross-sectional views of the right soleal vein. On the left image note the distended soleal vein filled by thrombus. On the right image note the distended soleal being non-compressible due to thrombus. B. Long axis view of the right soleal vein with Doppler showing no flow due to vessel thrombosis. Technique: Philips ultrasound machine. 4 MHz transducer
