The anterior femoral cutaneous vein carries oxygen-depleted blood from the capillaries of the superficial anterior thigh. It lies just underneath the frontal surface of the thigh. The anterior femoral ...

Iliofemoral DVT (IF DVT) refers to occlusive or partial thrombosis between the inferior vena cava (IVC) and common femoral vein (CFV). This segment is critical since if the femoral vein of the thigh ...

Background: Prospective studies of nonpregnant patients have demonstrated that most deep vein thromboses of the lower extremity originate in the calf veins and progress proximally, but the anatomic ...

Interv Cardiol. 2012;4(5):527-536. The venous anatomy of the lower leg is made up of two axial systems, a superficial and a deep venous system. The superficial system lies above the muscle fascia in ...

Although a number of tests have been evaluated over the years, only three have been shown to have special value for diagnosing DVT in symptomatic patients: venous ultrasonography, venography and ...

1 Department of Orthopaedics, Sports Injuries Unit, “Agios Pavlos” General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece 2 Department of Radiology, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece ...