Protocols
Professional Performance Guidelines
Lower Extremity Venous Insufficiency Evaluation (8/16/04)
Noninvasive Evaluation for Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome (8/16/04)
Upper Extremity Arterial Segmental Physiologic Evaluation (8/16/04)
Mesenteric/Splanchnic Artery Duplex Imaging (01/12/04)
Upper Extremity Venous Duplex Evaluation (01/12/04)
Radial Artery Assessment for Coronary Artery Bypass 07/23/03 (PDF, 162k)
Lower Extremity Arterial Duplex Evaluation 06/24/03 (PDF, 78k)
Renal Artery Duplex Imaging 05/15/03 (PDF, 80k)
Stress Testing For Cold Sensitivity 05/15/03 (PDF, 75k)
Upper Extremity Vein Mapping 03/11/2003 (PDF, 62K)
Lower Extremity Arterial Segmental Physiologic Evaluation 03/13/2003 (PDF, 90K)
Transcranial Doppler (Non-Imaging) 02/06/03 (PDF, 65K)
Extracranial Cerebrovascular Duplex Ultrasound Evaluation 6/04/02 (PDF, 60K)
Lower Extremity Venous Duplex Evaluation 6/25/02 (PDF, 53K)
Abdominal Aortic-Iliac Duplex Evaluation 11/26/02 (PDF, 94k)
These guidelines are an adjunct to SVU's Scope of Practice for the Diagnostic Ultrasound Professional© and the Clinical Practice Standards for the Diagnostic Ultrasound Professional©. They extend and refine those general Standards, which reflect behavior and performance levels expected in clinical practice, to better reflect the day-to-day practice of vascular technology.The Vascular Technology Professional Performance Guidelines represent the minimal essential elements of performance as recommended by SVU. They are not designed to replace internally generated, laboratory specific protocols, but to serve as a basis for developing or updating the procedure(s) described below. If you have a comment on a specific guideline, please respond to the SVU Executive Director (steveh@svunet.org)
More guidelines will be added as they are available. Please check back for the latest guidelines.