A new method for measuring D-dimer using immunoturbidometry: A study of 255 patients with suspected pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 715-721

  Gosselin, R C ^a   Owings, J T ^a,b   Utter, G H ^b   Jacoby, R C ^b   Larkin, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

D dimer; Deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TURBIDIMETRY;

ADULT; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0034537963     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001721-200012000-00004     Document Type: Article

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