Outpatient Vascular Laboratory

Clinical service overview

Services include:

• Arterial duplex examination of carotid, renal, visceral and peripheral arteries
• Venous duplex examination for deep venous thrombosis and chronic venous insufficiency
• Plethysmography studies for venous post-thrombotic syndromes
• Exercise treadmill studies evaluation of lower extremity occlusive disease
• Duplex surveillance of lower extremity bypass grafts following surgery

The laboratory also has extensive experience of ultrasound guided compression treatment of false aneurysms following arterial catheterisation.

The laboratory comprises of 5 vascular technicians and an industry based learning student, from the Swinburne Biophysics course each year as a trainee.

The laboratory has 4 ultrasound machines, one of which is smaller, to take to the wards or theatre. The Alfred is a training institute, so the laboratory is involved with training and demonstrations throughout the year and is also involved in research activities.