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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 Limitations[1]
* 3 Accuracy
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Overview[edit | edit source]

Impedance phlebography, or impedance plethysmography, is a non-invasive medical test that measures small changes in electrical resistance of the chest, calf or other regions of the body. These measurements reflect blood volume changes, and can indirectly indicate the presence or absence of venous thrombosis. This procedure provides an alternative to venography, which is invasive and requires a great deal of skill to execute adequately and interpret accurately.

For the chest area, the technique was developed by NASA to measure the split second impedance changes within the chest, as the heart beats, to calculate both cardiac output and lung water content. This technique has progressed clinically (often now called BioZ, i.e. biologic impedance, as promoted by the leading manufacturer in the US) and allows low cost, non-invasive estimations of cardiac output and total peripheral resistance, using only 4 skin electrodes, oscillometric blood pressure measurement and lung water volumes with minimal removal of clothing in physician offices having the needed equipment.

For leg veins, the test measures blood volume in the lower leg due to temporary venous obstruction. This is accomplished by inflating a pneumatic cuff around the thigh to sufficient pressure to cut off venous flow but not arterial flow, causing the venous blood pressure to rise until it equals the pressure under the cuff. When the cuff is released there is a rapid venous runoff and a prompt return to the resting blood volume. Venous thrombosis will alter the normal response to temporary venous obstruction in a highly characteristic way, causing a delay in emptying of the venous system after the release of the tourniquet. The increase in blood volume after cuff inflation is also usually diminished.

## Limitations[1][edit | edit source]

* Patient must lie still.
* Patient must be positioned correctly: to avoid obstruction of venous outflow, Thus, this procedure can be difficult to perform in
* paraplegic
* patient with plaster cast (It cannot be performed over the cast).
* In patient with arterial diseases, due to there poor filling, can give a false positive tests.
* In patient with prior venous diseases and venous outflow obstruction, there is an increased venous pressure, which can give a false negative result.

## Accuracy[edit | edit source]

Despite the above mentioned limitations, impedance plethysmography is useful for the diagnosis and clinical management of patients suspected of having deep vein thrombosis.

## See also[edit | edit source]

* Plethysmograph
* Deep vein thrombosis

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑ Anderson DR, Lensing AW, Wells PS, Levine MN, Weitz JI, Hirsh J (1993). "Limitations of impedance plethysmography in the diagnosis of clinically suspected deep-vein thrombosis". Ann Intern Med. 118 (1): 25–30. PMID 8416154.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)

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