Duplicated superficial femoral veins: A source of error in the sonographic investigation of deep vein thrombosis

Radiology

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 397-401

  Screaton, Nicholas J ^a   Gillard, Jonathan H ^a   Berman, Laurence H ^a   Kemp, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extremities, thrombosis; Ultrasound (US), utilization; Veins, femoral; Veins, thrombosis; Veins, US

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN MALFORMATION;

EID: 0031952415     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.206.2.9457192     Document Type: Article

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