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Title: POCUS DVT: Don't Miss a Nonocclusive DVT

Category: Ultrasound

Keywords: POCUS, dvt, vascular (PubMed Search)

Posted: 7/29/2024 by Alexis Salerno Rubeling, MD

POCUS for DVT is a tricky examination. 

  • Compression should be performed in transverse orientation.
  • A negative exam means that the vein should completely collapse with the same pressure to compress the neighboring artery. 
  • Thrombus may not always be visualized.

Exam of positive study on transverse:

Longitudinal Image showing clot: 


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