Can you specifically trace the pathway of the blood clot from the legs to the lungs.?

Question

Can you specifically trace the pathway of the blood clot from the legs to the lungs.?

Answer 1

Yes, we can.

In medicine doctors employs Doppler's method not only to check the blood streaming and flow in the arteries and veins but also they are able to trace the clotting at any region of the body to lung or where ever. This is the Doppler's technology or method.

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Read some site information here......

1.Review of duplex and colour Doppler imaging of lower-limb arteries ...  

Ultrasonic images of blood vessels. Duplex scanners. Colour Doppler scanners ... has outlined the procedures for the basic tests and has described the limitations. ...

http://www.worldwidewounds.com/2000/sept...

2. Echocardiogram  

A third technique, the Doppler echo, allows doctors to assess the flow of blood ... the heart, blood clots or masses inside the heart, and abnormal holes ...

http://www.vivushealth.net/howitisdone/e...

3. Echocardiography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  

In fact, it is one of the most widely used diagnostic tests for heart disease. ... of a mixture of bacteria and blood clots), but the accuracy can be reduced ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echocardiog...