The role of ultrasound imaging in vascular compression syndromes

Vascular compression syndromes are rare alterations that have in common the compression of an arterial and/or venous vessel by contiguous structures and can be congenital or acquired. The best known are the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Nutcracker Syndrome, May–Thurner Syndrome, and Dunbar Syndrome. The...

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Published in:The ultrasound journal 2021-02, Vol.13 (1), p.4-4, Article 4
Main Authors: Farina, Renato, Foti, Pietro Valerio, Conti, Andrea, Iannace, Francesco Aldo, Pennisi, Isabella, Fanzone, Luigi, Inì, Corrado, Libra, Federica, Vacirca, Francesco, Failla, Giovanni, Baldanza, Davide, Palmucci, Stefano, Santonocito, Serafino, Basile, Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal ultrasound
Blood vessels
Color Doppler ultrasound
Critical Care Medicine
Diagnostic Radiology
Diagnostic systems
Disorders
Dunbar syndrome
Duplex Doppler ultrasound
Emergency Medicine
Imaging
Intensive
Interventional Radiology
May–Thurner syndrome
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nutcracker syndrome
Radiology
Review
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonic testing
Ultrasound
Vein & artery diseases
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Summary:Vascular compression syndromes are rare alterations that have in common the compression of an arterial and/or venous vessel by contiguous structures and can be congenital or acquired. The best known are the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Nutcracker Syndrome, May–Thurner Syndrome, and Dunbar Syndrome. The incidence of these pathologies is certainly underestimated due to the non-specific clinical signs and their frequent asymptomaticity. Being a first-level method, Ultrasound plays a very important role in identifying these alterations, almost always allowing a complete diagnostic classification. If in expert hands, this method can significantly contribute to the reduction of false negatives, especially in the asymptomatic population, where the finding of the aforementioned pathologies often happens randomly following routine checks. In this review, we briefly discuss the best known vascular changes, the corresponding ultrasound anatomy, and typical ultrasound patterns.
ISSN:2524-8987
2524-8987
DOI:10.1186/s13089-020-00202-6