Exploration des vaisseaux du membre supérieur. Doppler et échotomographie

Abstract

Atherosclerosis, as well as spontaneous venous thromboses of the arm, occurs rarely. Upper extremity arteries and veins are therefore less frequently examined in daily practice, compared to those of the lower limbs, or to cervical vessels. However, some specific diseases occur in arm vessels; most can be explored with ultrasound techniques. Follow-up of hemodialysis fistulas is probably the main indication for ultrasonographic examination of upper limb vessels. Some inflammatory, traumatic, or compressive lesions may also be detected and quantified by ultrasound techniques.