Venogram: Why It Is Done
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Why It Is Done
Venography is done to:
- Find blood clots in the deep veins of your leg, arm, or pelvis (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT).
- Find healthy veins to be used in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
- Find the right placement in blood vessels for medical devices such as filters or stents.
- Put a thin flexible tube (catheter) in your kidney (renal) vein to collect a blood sample.
- Check the condition of the valves in the veins of your leg when surgery for varicose veins is being considered.
- Guide the placement of a special intravenous (IV) line that is used for long-term medicine or fluid treatment.
| 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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