Venogram: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Pregnancy. A venogram is not usually done during pregnancy because the radiation from the X-rays could harm the baby.
- The inability to stay still during the test.
Arm or leg venogram
- Putting any weight on the leg being tested may stop the dye from moving through the leg veins properly.
- Moving your arm or leg may affect how the dye moves.
- In rare cases, foot veins are too small to put the dye into for the test.
Kidney venogram
- Stool (feces) or gas in the intestines (bowel) may make it hard to see the kidney veins clearly.
| Last updated: | September 11, 2007 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine, Paul D. Traughber, MD - Radiology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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