{"id":123,"date":"2020-05-25T20:55:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T20:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/cvus\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2020-09-25T16:38:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T16:38:14","slug":"what-to-expect-vascular-ultrasound","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/cvus\/for-families\/what-to-expect-vascular-ultrasound\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect: Vascular Ultrasound"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\">All vascular testing is performed <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\">by a trained senior cardiovascular sonographer<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\">. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\">In a quiet, temperature-controlled room, p<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\">articipants will be asked to lie flat on their back on a hospital bed.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\">Ultrasound images of the vessels in the neck and arm will be <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\">acquired <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\">using a special ultrasound camera. A<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\"> pressure sensor will record the pulse from vessels in the neck, arm and leg. We will also<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\"> acquire <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\">images of smaller blood vessels using a high frequency ultrasound machine. This allows us to see the structure of the blood vessels in detail. You will feel slight pressure from the camera, but just like an echo, staying as still as possible is very helpful for getting accurate images. Some of the vascular tests require patients to fast for four-six hours before the procedure. You will be informed if this is the case.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\"> Vascular imaging usually takes around 30-40 minutes<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95460222 BCX0\"> to complete.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"531\" alt=\"In the vascular ultrasound area the sonographer is operating equipment to acquire images of blood vessels in the patient&#039;s arm. The patient is lying comfortably on their back with additional sensors attached to their fingers.\" title=\"Vascular Ultrasound Area\" src=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/cvus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2020\/06\/vasc-room-set-up.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/cvus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2020\/06\/vasc-room-set-up-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/cvus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2020\/06\/vasc-room-set-up-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/cvus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2020\/06\/vasc-room-set-up-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/cvus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2020\/06\/vasc-room-set-up.jpg 797w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 14px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Throughout your vascular ultrasound test, you will be lying comfortably on your back. This special vascular ultrasound room is in a temperature controlled and quiet area within the lab, as the testing should be completed in a quiet, calm and stable environment. The equipment the sonographer is using was custom-built for this unique test.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":264,"featured_media":0,"parent":13,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-123","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What to Expect: Vascular Ultrasound - Cardiovascular Ultrasound Research Lab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/cvus\/for-families\/what-to-expect-vascular-ultrasound\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What to Expect: Vascular Ultrasound\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/cvus\/for-families\/what-to-expect-vascular-ultrasound\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cardiovascular Ultrasound Research Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-09-25T16:38:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/cvus\/for-families\/what-to-expect-vascular-ultrasound\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/cvus\/for-families\/what-to-expect-vascular-ultrasound\/\",\"name\":\"What to Expect: Vascular Ultrasound - 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