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Vascular and Interventional Radiology |
1 From the Department of Radiology, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, England (D.J.Q., P.G., P.S.S.); and Academic Department of Surgery, Guy’s King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, London, England (R.A.) From the 2000 RSNA scientific assembly. Received April 5, 2002; revision requested June 12; revision received November 10; accepted December 10. Address correspondence to D.J.Q. (e-mail: dan.quinlan@consultoberon.com).
PURPOSE: To retrospectively review bilateral venograms free of thrombus to evaluate the frequency and types of variations seen in venous anatomy.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective review of 404 bilateral (808 limbs) lower limb venograms obtained from medical patients participating in a thromboprophylaxis clinical trial and found to be free of thrombus was performed. Venograms were evaluated according to predetermined criteria for the presence of duplication of vessels and inter- and intraindividual variations in venous anatomy. Variations were assessed with analysis of variance and 
2 tests.
RESULTS: Two vessels were seen in the popliteal fossa on 337 (42%) of 808 venograms, and 41 (5%) were true duplicated popliteal veins. There were 253 (31%) duplicated superficial femoral veins (SFVs), with 12 (1.5%) being complex duplicated systems. Of 265 duplicated SFVs, 138 (52%) began in the midthigh region and 80 (30%), in the adductor canal region. The duplicated vessel was medial to the main SFV in 122 (46%), lateral in 131 (49%), and both (ie, triplications) in 12 (4.5%). The length of the duplicated SFV ranged from 1 to 35 cm; 6–15 cm was the most common length in 162 (62%) SFVs. There was no significant association between the incidence of anatomic variations and age or sex (P > .1). The presence of multiple vessels in one leg was strongly correlated with the probability of occurrence in the other leg (P < .001).
CONCLUSION: Variations in lower limb venous anatomy are common and have important implications for the US diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis.
© RSNA, 2003
Index terms: Veins, anatomy, 93.92 • Veins, thrombosis, 93.751 • Venography, 93.124
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