Current approaches and controversial issues in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis via duplex Doppler ultrasound

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 289-297

  Gaitini, Diana ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Color Doppler ultrasonography; Duplex Doppler ultrasonography; Embolism; Extremities; Pulmonary; Veins; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PROBABILITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

HUMANS; LEG; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RECURRENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33745760278     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20236     Document Type: Review

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