What Is a Duplex Ultrasound?

For more than ten years, Dr. Mitar Vranic has served as a vascular surgeon at Mesa, Arizona’s Western Vascular Institute. A doctor of osteopathic medicine for more than 14 years, Dr. Mitar Vranic has earned certification in various specialties such as laparoscopic surgery, trauma ultrasound, and vascular duplex ultrasound.

1. What Is a Duplex Ultrasound? Mitar Vranic

2. Introduction For more than ten years, Dr. Mitar Vranic has served as a vascular surgeon at Mesa, Arizona’s Western Vascular Institute. A doctor of osteopathic medicine for more than 14 years, Dr. Mitar Vranic has earned certification in various specialties such as laparoscopic surgery, trauma ultrasound, and vascular duplex ultrasound.  A non-invasive investigation of artery and vein blood flow, duplex ultrasounds enable vascular surgeons to diagnose patient conditions and develop accurate treatment plans. The procedure is a combination of the traditional ultrasound - which uses sound wave reverberation to relay an image of blood vessels - and a Doppler ultrasound - which measures the speed and other qualities of blood flow as the sound waves reflect.

3. Duplex Ultrasound The test may be performed to identify a clot or reflux in a vein, and to diagnose varicose veins, renal vascular disease, or an abdominal aneurysm. Depending on the suspected location of the problem, the sonographer or surgeon may perform a carotid duplex ultrasound, which examines the primary neck artery, or an ultrasound of the extremities, which focuses on the arms and legs. A renal duplex ultrasound studies the patient’s kidneys and connecting blood vessels.