Toe Brachial Index test
Patients with an abnormally high ABI (above 1.3) often have diabetes and calcified vessels which cannot be completely compressed. The TBI or Toe Brachial Index tests the brachial systolic pressure against the large toe's systolic pressure with the brachial obtained by Doppler and the toe by photo plethysmograph.
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TBI Package
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Test Description
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| Toe Brachial Index TBI |
Compares the systolic pressure in a toe to the highest brachial systolic pressure. Used for patients with diabetes that have calcified leg arteries with abnormally high ABI of >1.3
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| Toe pressures |
Measure the systolic blood pressures in toes.
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