Diagnostics

 

A broad spectrum of diagnostic methods are available to assess vascular diseases. As always, the art of medicine is to use them wisely and efficiently with the least harm possible. This page gives an overview of currently used methods, further more historically oriented methods can be found on the history page.

Clinical examination

Pressure measurements

  • Pressure measurement methods
  • Ankle brachial index
  • Toe brachial index
  • Wrist brachial index

Oszillography

  • Oszillographic methods

Ultrasound

Basics

  • Physical principles
  • Scan head characteristics
  • Velocity measurement
  • Stenosis grading

Organ specific ultrasound

  • Supraaortal arteries
  • Peripheral arteries
  • Visceral arteries
  • Renal arteries
  • Deep veins
  • Superficial veins

Computer tomography

  • Basics

Magnetic resonance imaging

  • Basics

Angiography

  • Basics

Capillary microscopy

  • Technique
  • Basic findings
  • Documentation
  • Interpretation