Ultrasound of the Week # 4 Case Images

"Swollen Arm"

Clinical picture of patient's swollen fistula site:

Dynamic Video of Proximal open Graft (not the pseudoaneurysm). Notice how ultrasonic "smoke" is produced due to low flow, turbulent blood flow. This is also occasionally seen in hearts with reduced ejection fractions.

Color Flow image of the proximal Graft Site:

Pseudoaneurysm section of graft: notice the large thrombosed pseudoaneurysm.


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