The role of duplex ultrasound in the workup of pelvic congestion syndrome
Malgor RD, Adrahtas D, Spentzouris G, Gasparis AP, Tassiopoulos AK, Labropoulos N. J Vasc Surg: Venous and Lym Dis. 2014;2:34-38. This article reports on an evaluation of using duplex ultrasound (DU) as a diagnostic technique in the diagnosis and follow-up of pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) due to its noninvasive nature that contrasts with other standard techniques, such as conventional venography (CV). To asses this study, the authors performed a comparative study using patients imaged with DU, computed tomography venography (CTV), and CV in order to measure the accuracy of DU in the PCS diagnosis. Their results showed that DU has…
