Mobile handheld ultrasound with VScan Air for the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Kaiser, Ulrich^{a; *} | Herr, Wolfgang^a | Greiner, Barbara^b | Stroszczynski, Christian^b | Jung, Ernst-Michael^b

Affiliations: [a] Medical Clinic and Polyclinic III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany | [b] Institute for Diagnostic Radiology and Interdisciplinary Ultrasound, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Ulrich Kaiser, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, Regensburg 93053, Germany. E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to evaluate a new W-Lan-supported ultrasound mobile technology for the diagnosis of vascular peripheral thrombosis. MATERIAL and METHODS:Fifty patients were examined by an experienced reference sonographer using high-end technology and a W-Lan supported device (VScan Air) to evaluate its diagnostic capabilities for peripheral thrombosis. RESULTS:Fifty patients were examined (age, 25–88 years; male, n = 27, female n = 23). Thromboses were diagnosed in the neck (n = 1), upper leg (n = 7), lower leg (n = 49), and muscle veins (n = 25). VScan Air technique also allows the diagnosis of circumscribed deep vein thrombosis with a sufficient diagnostic certainty. Moreover, for superficial thrombi that can be well-delineated, a maximum image quality is possible compared to high-end technology. CONCLUSION:The mobile VScan technology opens up new possibilities for near-patient and location-independent imaging in cases of deep vein thrombosis.

Keywords: Deep vein thrombosis, mobile ultrasound, peripheral thrombosis, VScan Air

DOI: 10.3233/CH-221598

Journal: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 83, no. 2, pp. 149-161, 2023