Importance of pretest probability score and D-dimer assay before sonography for lower limb deep venous thrombosis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 206-212

  Subramaniam, Rathan M ^a,b,c   Chou, Tina ^a   Heath, Rebekah ^a   Allen, Robin ^a  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Hamilton score; Simplify D dimer assay; Sonography; Veins

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY CONJUGATE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; COLLOIDAL GOLD; D DIMER; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY DD3B6 22; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COST CONTROL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMILTON SCORE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LEG THROMBOSIS; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33644842438     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.04.1398     Document Type: Article

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