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The small saphenous vein is less often refluxive than the great saphenous vein. Nevertheless, it should be included always in any duplex ultrasound examination. This chapter will only cover aspects in which the small saphenous vein differs from the great saphenous vein. Basic items which apply equally for the small saphenous vein, like flow measurement and the changes in reflux volumes from joining tributaries or perforating veins, are explained in detail in Chap. 7.
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Mendoza, E., Lattimer, C.R. (2014). Examination of the Small Saphenous Vein. In: Mendoza, E., Lattimer, C., Morrison, N. (eds) Duplex Ultrasound of Superficial Leg Veins. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40731-4_8
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