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Why have all the venous ultrasound technicians i have come into contact with not check for compressibility of the small saphenous vein? all 4 of them
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If they are: looking for deep vein thrombosis, that is considered a superficial vein, not a deep vein, and is likely not in their DVT scanning protocol.
Answered 9/28/2014
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