How to Read Your Venous Doppler Ultrasound Report — Patient Guide

Your venous Doppler report describes reflux — backward blood flow — in named veins (GSV, SSV, perforators), measured in seconds: reflux lasting over 0.5 seconds in a superficial vein is generally abnormal. The report also notes vein diameters and rules out DVT. In short: which veins leak, how badly, and whether a clot exists — the map that determines your treatment plan.

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