What is it about?
There are many different causes due to which varicose veins can be developed. There are different modalities with which varicose veins can be diagnosed but in this article we use Doppler Ultrasound as an imaging modality. And for this purpose we did a literature review and with the help of previous researches we concluded that Doppler Ultrasound is an excellent modality with which different causes of varicose veins can be diagnosed.
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Why is it important?
After reading this article the reader will able to understand that what is varicose veins, how they develop, what are different causes due to which varicose veins can develop, different modalities with which they can be diagnosed, role of Doppler Ultrasound in the detection of different causes of varicose veins.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article also lead to rare disease groups contacting me and ultimately to a greater involvement in rare disease research.
Iqra Manzoor
The University of Lahore
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This page is a summary of: The Significance of Doppler Ultrasound in the Causes of Varicose Veins, Journal for Vascular Ultrasound, December 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/154431671704100401.
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