Before (left) and after (right) venoplasty. The ballon partially
(centre right) and fully (centre left) inflated.You have been
questioning images from papers, so here is one. Is this stenois
(thinning) of a vein? Is this successful venoplasty of the vein.
It looks like the thinning is reduced (but the thinning above
the angioplasty is enhanced is it not?). Has it really stopped
the thinning? Because one could say that this venogram was taken
just before it went back to its original state or was taken at a
different angle to make it look thicker. Figures are meant to
provide support for what is being said in the text and should
describe what is being done. You can discuss images until the
cows come home, but are they representative?...They should be,
but you can do so many things with figures, have they been
doctored?, some are not representative, some are not what this
claim to show. If it is does not have a sufficient information
describing what was done then you have no clue of what is really
been shown. Th