Sonography and venography of the lower extremities for diagnosing deep vein thrombosis in symptomatic patients

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 180-183

  Theodorou, Stavroula J ^a,b   Theodorou, Daphne J ^a,b,d   Kakitsubata, Yousuke ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Miyazaki Social Insurance Hospital   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Lower extremities; Pulmonary embolism; Thrombosis; Ultrasound; Veins; Venography

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASES; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

SONONGRAPHY; VENOGRAPHY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LEG THROMBOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; STANDARD; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0037404746     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-7071(02)00517-X     Document Type: Article

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