Common indications for performance of upper extremity arterial duplex imaging include:

• Known history of peripheral arterial disease
• Ischemic rest pain
• Arterial ulceration or gangrene
• Pre-procedure assessment for planning of intervention
• Follow up after surgical intervention, i.e., post angioplasty and/or stent placement
• Post-operative surveillance of arterial bypass grafts
• Evaluation of an aneurysm, pseudo-aneurysm and arterial-venous fistula
• Evaluation of arterial trauma
• Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)