CT study stirs debate about optimal varicose vein modality

October 9, 2008 CT study stirs debate about optimal varicose vein modality Rebekah Moan Korean researchers find 3D CT scans offer a comprehensive view of complex varicose veins in the lower extremities, a practice that U.S. doctors find troubling. A study appearing in the October American Journal of Roentgenology (2008;191:1186-1191) examined 100 patients with varicose veins at the Seoul National University Hospital using 3D CT. Dr. Jin Wook Chung and Dr. Whal Lee from the radiology department at the Institute of Radiation Medicine in Seoul found varicose vein visualization to be excellent in 76% of patients, fair in 21%, and poor in 3%.

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