A comparison of compression ultrasound with color Doppler ultrasound for the diagnosis of symptomless postoperative deep vein thrombosis

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 765-768

  Lensing, Anthonie W A ^a,f   Doris, C Ian ^b   McGrath, Frank P ^c   Cogo, Alberto ^e   Sabine, Margaret J ^b   Ginsberg, Jeffrey ^c   Prandoni, Paolo ^e   Turpie, Alexander G G ^b   Hirsh, Jack ^d,g  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Center for Hemostasis Thrombosis   (Netherlands)

^g HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0030934301     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.157.7.765     Document Type: Article

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