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Table 2 Axial transformation of the deep femoral vein and lower stent border

From: Infrainguinal inflow assessment and endovenous stent placement in iliofemoral post-thrombotic obstructions

Axial transformationa Lower stent border
Common femoral veinb Deep femoral vein Femoral vein
Grade 0 5 0 1
Grade 1 4 0 0
Grade 2 2 3 0
Grade 3 10 9 0
Grade 4 1 2 0
  1. aGrade 0 = normal vein anatomy, grade 1 = popliteal-deep femoral vein collateral connection with normal deep femoral vein caliber, grade 2 = enlarged deep femoral vein smaller than or equal to the femoral vein, grade 3 = deep femoral vein larger than obstructed femoral vein, grade 4 = total occlusion of femoral vein14
  2. bMissing data n = 2
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