Imaging Features of Plantar Vein Thrombosis: An Easily Overlooked Condition in the Differential Diagnosis of Foot Pain

Frederico Celestino Miranda, Adham do Amaral e Castro, Fábio Brandão Yoshimura, Alexandre Leme Godoy-Santos, Durval do Carmo Barros Santos, Laercio Alberto Rosemberg, Atul Kumar Taneja

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Abstract

Plantar vein thrombosis is a venous disorder affecting deep plantar veins that can manifest with non-specific localized pain, plantar foot pain, swelling, and sensation of fullness. Plantar veins are not routinely assessed during sonographic scans for deep venous thrombosis, which makes plantar venous thrombosis a commonly missed diagnosis. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the venous anatomy of the foot and imaging findings of plantar venous thrombosis as well as discusses the current literature on the topic and its differential diagnoses.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number126
JournalDiagnostics
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2024

Keywords

  • DVT
  • Doppler
  • MRI
  • deep venous thrombosis
  • foot pain
  • metatarsalgia
  • thrombophlebitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Biochemistry

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