Diagnosis and management of deep vein thrombosis of the upper extremity: A review

European Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1263-1274

  Baarslag, Henk J ^a   Koopman, Maria M W ^a   Reekers, Jim A ^a   van Beek, Edwin J R ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic radiology; Therapy; Thoracic inlet; Thrombosis; Veins

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; D DIMER; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; UROKINASE; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ARM DISEASE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD RHEOGRAPHY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ECHOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS FEEDING; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATCH ANGIOPLASTY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STENOSIS; STENT; THERMOGRAPHY; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 3242789521     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-004-2252-1     Document Type: Review

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