Imaging
An electronic filter that removes high or low frequency doppler signals from blood flow assessments.
What is a wall filter?
The position all patients should be in for Insufficiency scans.
What is upright?
The average velocity of ultrasound in soft tissue.
What is 1540 m/s?
Also known as communicating veins, these vessels connect the superficial veins underneath the skin to the deep veins under the muscles.
What are perforators?
The minimum required PPE for sclerotherapy.
What is protective eyewear and gloves?
The ratio between the largest and smallest signal levels detected by the transducer.
What is dynamic range?
Required to be imaged below the fascia, this can exist up to 7 cm above or below the Popliteal Fossa.
What is the Saphenopopliteal junction.
The frequency above which a sound wave is known as ultrasound.
What is 20,000 Hz?
The Mickey Mouse sign is said to represent the normal anatomy of these three vessels at the level just inferior to the inguinal crease.
What are the Common Femoral artery, the Common Femoral vein & the Greater Saphenous vein?
Number two in population and area, this U.S. state is the location of UVVC's newest market.
What is Texas?
The bony landmark used to locate the peroneal vein?
What is the fibula?
An insurance provider that used to have a minimum requirement of 5.5mm of the GSV and SFJ reflux and just relaxed their requirements.
Who is United Health Care?
The term used to describe peak pressure or the height of a wave.
What is amplitude?
This inner most vein wall is smooth and helps blood flow while also preventing thrombus formation.
What is the Tunica Intima?
The adhesive that is used in all VenaSeal procedures at UVVC.
What is cyanoacrylate?
An extension of glue into the corresponding junction due to an ablation. The full term, not the four-letter acronym.
What is Ablation Related Thrombus Extension?
The plane in which the transducer should be when performing spectral dopplers.
What is longitudinal?
This term can be defined as the number of pulses in one second.
What is pulse repetition frequency?
This nerve is close to the Small Saphenous vein and can be, without precaution, damaged during SSV ablations.
What is the Sural nerve?
A medical supplier, this company supplies UVVC with their RFA catheters.
Who is Medtronic?
While imaging the lower extremity, this should be between 45 and 60 degrees.
What is the angle on insonation?
A continuation of the Anterior Tibial artery distal to the ankle, this vessel is investigated while performing an ankle brachial index.
What is the Dorsalis Pedis artery.
The ability of certain materials to generate an electric charge when mechanical stress is applied.
What is the Piezoelectric effect?
Also known as the storage vein, or venous sinus, this singular deep vein is more prone to circulatory stasis than other crural veins.
What is the Soleal vein?
This term is one of your KPIs and is abbreviated as NPS. Hint: It is not New Patient Survey.
What is Net Promoter Score?