![]() (The femoral vein is occasionally referred to as the superficial femoral vein, but as this structure is actually considered part of the deep venous circulation, it will be referred to as the femoral vein for the rest of this discussion.) The CFV forms a few centimeters distally to the GSV confluence, formed by the deep femoral vein (DFV) and femoral vein (FV).The first venous confluence is the great saphenous vein (GSV) and common femoral vein (CFV).The femoral artery and its branches are paired with the femoral vein and venous tributaries as they course through the thigh and leg ( Video 1). ![]() Veins of the leg and zones of 2-region compression (courtesy of Wikimedia) The scanning protocol described below will begin in this region. The inguinal crease is the surface landmark that corresponds to the inguinal ligament.
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