Our General Guide gives a brief overview of what we do at Vascular One. It's a great starting point to learn more.
Ultrasound refers to very high frequency sound waves which cannot be heard by the human ear. It has been used in clinical diagnostic medicine since the 1950’s.
Vascular ultrasound is one of the specialist ultrasound applications, thorugh which the body’s circulatory system (arteries and veins) can be imaged and examined for abnormalities
A sonographer is a diagnostic medical professional who performs the ultrasound scan. He or she has specialised qualifications to operate the ultrasound system.
The cerebro-vascular investigation is a non-invasive method of checking the arteries in your neck which supply blood to the brain.
The deep venous thrombosis examination is a noninvasive method of assessing the deep veins in one or both of your legs/arms for thrombosis (clot).
The lower limb arterial scan is a non-invasive method of checking the blood flow in the arteries in your abdomen and both legs.
The ovarian vein scan is a non-invasive method of checking the blood flow in the veins in your pelvis.
The renal artery ultrasound is a non-invasive method of checking the arteries that supply blood to your kidneys.
The diagnostic venous reflux is a non-invasive method of checking the blood flow through the veins in your legs and assessing for any other venous abnormalities.
The abdominal aortic aneurysm scan is a non-invasive method of checking the main arteries in your abdomen and assessing whether there is any abnormal dilatation
or ‘ballooning’ of the blood vessel walls.
The mesenteric artery scan is a non-invasive method of checking the arteries that supply blood to your intestine.
