Assessment of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism by the combined use of clinical model and noninvasive diagnostic tests

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 643-656

  Wells, P S ^a   Anderson, D R ^a   Ginsberg, J ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algorithms; D dimer; Diagnostic tests; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT;

ALGORITHM; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0034537070     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-13219     Document Type: Review

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