SVU Publishes the June 2008 Issue of the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound

LANHAM, MD, May 15, 2008 – The Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) has published the second quarter June 2008 issue of the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound (JVU), its quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal. The June JVU issue highlights five scientific articles, a Case Study, a Book Review, and the SVU-CME Test Questions.

The scientific articles in the June 2008 issue of the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound include:

• The Relationship Between Velocity and Cerebral Resistance During Vasomotor Reactivity Testing: Should We Report a Different Measurement?
  S. Byrd-Raynor, J. Alastruey, A. Hughes, S. Thom, K.H. Parker
• A Retrospective Analysis Of The Clinical Effects To Ultrasound Screening For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: The RACE to SAAVE Study
  B.J. Santin, D. Bahner, B. Satiani
• Perforator and Axial Venous Insufficiency in Sickle Cell Disease Patients With and Without Leg Ulceration
  A. S. Braverman, A. Nehra, O. Olowokure, T. Raftery, P. Gillette, J. Weedon, T. Olivier, I. Belyayeva, J. Deitch
• Correlation Between Renal Resistive Index and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients With Hypertension
  K. Gaurav, U. Yalavarthy, N. Chamberlain, S. Pugh, M. Panda
• Work Flow Analysis: Evaluation of Conventional Mobile Versus Portable Ultrasound Scanners in the Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory
  M. Pawaskar, R. Balkrishnan, D. Kiser; M. Gray, B. Satiani

The case study report covers the following topic: Spontaneous Regression of a Type I Endoleak Documented with Duplex Ultrasound.

See the June 2008 issue of JVU for more details.

For more information on subscribing to the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound go to www.svunet.org/JVU or call 1-800-788-8346. Individual copies of JVU are available for purchase. Reprints of JVU articles are available by contacting Gail Hallman at 800-352-2210, ext 8175 or via email at ghallman@tsp.sheridan.com.