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Compression ultrasonography combines ultrasonography with observation of how a structure deforms under an applied load. For a vein, the image records whether the opposing walls approach each other during compression. A segment that fails to compress can provide evidence of an obstructing thrombus; the useful measurement is the dynamic mechanical response as well as its visual appearance.^[ref]

Interpretation depends on adequate visualization and loading: an incomplete view or ineffective compression does not establish the same physical observation as a properly imaged noncompressible segment. This illustrates a general measurement principle: the input perturbation and the object's response both belong to the experiment.