Scoring systems for grading deep leg vein thrombosis

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 299-305

  Björgell, Ola ^a   Robertson, F ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colour Doppler ultrasonography; Comparative investigation; Deep vein thrombosis; Phlebography; Pulmonary embolism; Scoring system

Indexed keywords

ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

HUMANS; LEG; PHLEBOGRAPHY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036557864     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0455.2002.430311.x     Document Type: Article

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