Magnetic resonance direct thrombus imaging: A novel technique for imaging venous thromboemboli

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 773-782

  Kelly, James ^a   Hunt, Beverley J ^a   Moody, Alan ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Magnetic resonance direct thrombus imaging; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

METHEMOGLOBIN;

BLOOD CLOT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LEG; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFUSION; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE; THORAX; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0038025844     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613461     Document Type: Review

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