You can also find DVT's in the gastrocnemius veins which may be in close proximity to the saph-pop junction. 





In our lab, we always scan below the knee including the small saph. 





Dani Jeffer, BS, RVT 


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The new supervisor of our Vascular Lab asked me why we scan the 


entire leg in a Venous Duplex scan when evaluating for DVT when other 


facilities in the area scan only to the knee and stop.  The lab follows 


ICAVL, SCU and our Medical Directors guidelines/protocols, however, 


she is looking at the possible time saved and training spent.  Any 


explainations out there? I have never heard of scanning only to the 


knee, but I am new to Vascular since 2009. Is there something I am 


missing???  Thanks in advance for your explainations...





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