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A blood vessel scan is used to assess the
status of the arteries and veins. In the past, it wasn’t
possible to look at many of the smaller arteries and veins,
and examinations of the larger blood vessels could take
thirty minutes to an hour, or longer.
With the imaging technology available at
SimonMed, we can do a complete scan of the major arteries
and veins from the neck to the feet in 45 seconds.
And there’s more to the study than just
that. We can now actually quantify a patient’s blood flow,
not only calculating whether or not a vessel has narrowed
and how narrow it is, but also determining blood velocity
and pressure loss along the narrow sections.
The equipment at SimonMed can also look at
disease within the blood vessel walls, which can tell us the
significance of the plaque burden in our patients. This is
an active area of research at SimonMed.
Special Preparation
Avoid solid food four hours prior to the exam. Medications
and limited liquids are allowed.
For complete information about our many
available procedures, please call us at 480-614-8555 or
email us at info@simonmed.com.
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