Underwater sonography of leg veins
Objectives
Hydrostatic compression (HC) occurring during body immersion is considered beneficial for venous return from the lower limbs. No study has evaluated the effects of HC on the veins of the lower limbs using duplex ultrasound (DU). The purpose of this study was to use DU to evaluate the morphology and flow of the leg veins during immersion.
Design
The femoral and great saphenous veins were evaluated before and during immersion in a specifically built pool, in normal and varicose limbs.