Diagnostic Tests of Peripheral Vascular Disease

To diagnose peripheral vascular disease, the physician may use Doppler ultrasonography, plethysmography, or arteriography.Doppler ultrasonography, a noninvasive test, evaluates how fast blood flows through an artery and confirms arterial occlusion. This test uses a transducer to direct high-frequency sound waves toward the artery that’s being evaluated. When the sound waves strike red blood cells (RBes) [...]