Diagnostic yield of color Doppler ultrasonography in deep vein thrombosis

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 276-279

  Naz, Rubina ^b,c   Naz, Samina ^a   Mehboob, Mukhtar ^b   Achakzai, Ashraf ^b   Khalid, Ghulam Haider ^b  

^a JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b Bolan Medical College/Hospital   (Pakistan)

^c NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Color Doppler ultrasound (CDU); Deep venous thrombosis (DVT); Venography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 21244506227     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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