Vascular Tests & Procedures

Cardiac and vascular testing uses ultrasound to take pictures and recordings of the heart and blood vessels. Ultrasound technology uses high frequency sound-waves to create pictures and recordings of the heart and blood vessels. The procedures are painless and have no known side-effects.

Ankle Brachial Index

This procedure involves taking the blood pressure in your arms and your ankles. It is commonly performed with lower limb arterial scans.

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Aortic-iliac Arteries/Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Ultrasound (AAA)

This is an ultrasound of your abdomen, to visualise the blood flow in the aorta and other main arteries and exclude any abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

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Arterial Lower Limb

This involves an ultrasound of the arteries within one or both of your legs to assess adequacy of blood flow and stenosis (blockages).

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Arterial Upper Limb

This involves an ultrasound of the arteries within one or both of your arms to assess adequacy of blood flow and stenosis (blockages).

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Arteriovenous Fistula

This is an ultrasound of the arm (or leg) which has a fistula.

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Bypass Graft Surveillance

This procedure is an ultrasound of the area of your arterial bypass graft (usually within the legs).

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Carotid Doppler

This procedure involves an ultrasound of the arteries within your neck, to exclude any significant plaque or stenosis (blockages) within these arteries.

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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

This procedure involves an ultrasound of the deep veins in one or both of your legs, to exclude any deep vein thrombosis (clots). It involves some pressure on your leg, with only minimal discomfort.

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Mesenteric Artery Duplex

This is an ultrasound of your abdominal area, focussing on the arteries that supply blood to your small and large intestines.

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Arterial Upper Limb

This is an ultrasound of one, or both of your arms to assess the size of all veins and the blood flow in the arteries. It is commonly performed to determine suitability for a fistula.

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Renal Artery Ultrasound

This involves ultrasound of your abdomen, focussing specifically on your kidney(s) and the arteries which supply them.

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Vein Mapping

This involves an ultrasound of the veins within one, or both of your legs. The test may involve the sonographer ‘drawing’ on your legs to mark where specific veins are located.

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Venous Lower Limb

This particular vascular scan is very useful for diagnosing varicose veins and evaluating possible treatment options. The scan will involve some gentle ‘squeezing’ of your calf muscles to determine blood flow characteristics of veins.

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Venous Upper Limb

This is an ultrasound of one or both of your arms. It may involve some gentle ‘squeezing’ of your arms to determine the blood flow characteristics of the veins within your arms.

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