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. 2017 Jan 30;36(2):120–130. doi: 10.14366/usg.17001

Fig. 3. Schematic image of lower extremity deep veins.

Fig. 3.

Although lower extremity veins form a continuous structure, they are named individually according to their closest anatomic landmark. The inguinal ligament (upper dotted line) is the anatomic landmark between the external iliac and common femoral veins, and the adductor hiatus (lower dotted line) is the anatomic landmark between the femoral and popliteal veins. EIV, external iliac vein; CFV, common femoral vein; FV, femoral vein; DFV, deep femoral vein; PV, popliteal vein; ATV, anterior tibial vein; PTV, posterior tibial vein; PeV, peroneal vein.