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Duplex ultrasound - Results

Alternative Names

Vascular ultrasound

Normal Values:

A normal result is normal blood flow through the veins and arteries. There is normal blood pressure and no sign of a narrowing or blockage of a blood vessel.

What abnormal results mean:

An abnormal result depends on the specific area being examined. An abnormal result may be due to a blood clot or plaque build-up in a blood vessel.

  • Reviewed last on: 4/22/2008
  • David C. Dugdale, III., MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2006. 541, 1346.

Grainger RC, Allison D, Adam, Dixon AK. Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 4th ed. Orlando, Fl: Churchill Livingstone; 2001:60, 1684.