Vascular Laboratory at Parnassus

Vascular ultrasound is a painless, noninvasive procedure that uses sound waves to evaluate how blood moves through your veins and arteries. The UCSF Vascular Laboratory provides the full range of vascular ultrasound exams, including the following:

Abdominal Vascular Exam: Evaluates the blood vessels that bring blood to and away from the abdominal organs
Extracranial Cerebrovascular Arterial Duplex Scan: Evaluates vessels in the head and neck, such as the carotid artery
Transcranial Doppler Study: Studies the blood vessels within the skull that supply the brain
Venous and Arterial Study of Legs and Arms: Evaluates blood flow from the legs and arms to the heart

Vascular ultrasounds may take up to an hour, depending on the study.

We see patients with the following conditions:

Abdominal aortic aneurysms
Carotid artery disease
Cerebrovascular disease and stroke
Chronic vein disease, such as varicose veins
Deep vein thrombosis (blood clots)
Mesenteric artery disease (narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the intestines)
Peripheral artery disease in arms, hands, legs or feet
Renal (kidney) artery disease

Doctor referral required

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The DES BTK Vascular Stent System vs PTA in Subjects With Critical Limb Ischemia

The primary effectiveness endpoint assesses primary patency using duplex ultrasound at 6 months post-procedure.

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Multi-arm Optimization of Stroke Thrombolysis

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The PROMISE II Trial, Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialization for the Treatment of Late-Stage Ch...

freedom from major amputation and death at 6 months, compared to a historical performance goal.

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Sleep for Stroke Management and Recovery Trial

The primary outcome is a time-to-event outcome defined as a participant having at least one of the following events within 6-months from randomization: new ischemic stroke, acute coronary syndrome or all-cause mortality

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C-myc Biomarker Study for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

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TEWL Biomarker Study for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Recurrence

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Monitoring Local Tissue Oxygen Changes Using the Wireless Lumee Oxygen Platform in Correlation ...

Correlation of measurements between subcutaneous tissue oxygen concentration expressed by the Lumee Oxygen Index (LOI; unitless; measured by the Wireless Lumee Oxygen Platform) and transcutaneous partial pressure of oxygen (TcPO2;...

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THE OMEGA-SPM-DOSE and OMEGA-SPM-PAD: Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators in Patients With Peri...

The smallest dose administered in Phase 1a participants which results in an increase in Resolution Index at least 3 times that of baseline, or the subsequent larger dose resulting in a Resolution Index greater than 2 times that of...

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