Controversies in venous ultrasound

Seminars in Ultrasound CT and MRI

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-38

  Cronan, John J ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030953251     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2171(97)90036-6     Document Type: Article

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