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Vascular diagnostics in Truskavets<\/div>\n

Doppler ultrasound in Truskavets<\/h1>\n
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Vascular problems do not always start abruptly. Often everything looks like ordinary fatigue: legs swell after a day, heaviness appears, cold feet, cramps, visible veins, periodic dizziness, tinnitus or headache. A person may for a long time attribute this to work, weather, stress or age, although the cause is sometimes associated with impaired blood flow.<\/p>\n

Doppler ultrasound at the Pechersky Clinic in Truskavets helps assess how blood moves through veins and arteries, whether there is narrowing of blood vessels, blood clots, venous stasis, varicose changes, or other circulatory disorders.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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When blood vessels need to be checked, not \u201cfelt.\u201d.<\/strong> This is a non-invasive ultrasound examination: without punctures, contrast, pain, or X-rays.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Sign up for a Doppler ultrasound<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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What is Doppler ultrasound and how is it different from conventional ultrasound?<\/h2>\n

Conventional ultrasound shows the structure of organs and tissues. Doppler adds another important parameter to this - blood flow. The doctor sees not only the vessel itself, but also how the blood moves through it: in what direction, at what speed, whether there is an obstruction, narrowing, stagnation or signs of a blood clot.<\/p>\n

That is why Doppler is used to diagnose veins and arteries, assess blood flow in the legs, neck, head, renal vessels, abdominal vessels, and heart.<\/p>\n

The Mayo Clinic describes Doppler as a test that measures blood flow in blood vessels by using high-frequency sound waves that bounce off red blood cells in the bloodstream. RadiologyInfo notes that vascular ultrasound helps evaluate the circulatory system, detecting blockages in arteries and veins, and blood clots; a Doppler study is usually part of such an exam. Ultrasound does not use ionizing radiation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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What does vascular Doppler show?<\/h2>\n

Doppler ultrasound helps assess the state of blood flow and see changes that cannot always be determined by symptoms alone.<\/p>\n

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Direction and speed of blood flow.<\/div>\n
Patency of veins and arteries.<\/div>\n
Narrowing of blood vessels.<\/div>\n
Signs of blood clots.<\/div>\n
Venous stasis.<\/div>\n
Varicose changes.<\/div>\n
Condition of vein valves.<\/div>\n
Impaired arterial blood supply.<\/div>\n
Atherosclerotic changes.<\/div>\n
Bleeding in the vessels of the neck, head, legs, or internal organs.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The Pechersky Clinic's page about Doppler ultrasound states that the method allows you to assess the speed and nature of blood flow, and also helps detect blood clots, narrowing of blood vessels, and varicose veins.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Doppler of the veins of the lower extremities for varicose veins, edema and leg pain<\/h2>\n

Swelling, heaviness, pain in the legs or visible varicose veins are not always just \u201ctiredness after a day\u201d. They can be signs of venous insufficiency, varicose veins, impaired venous valves or the risk of thrombosis.<\/p>\n

Doppler of the veins of the lower extremities helps to assess how blood returns from the legs to the heart, whether there is venous stasis, pathological reverse flow, blood clots or other disorders.<\/p>\n

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You should consider getting tested if you are concerned about:<\/h3>\n