Different accuracies of rapid enzyme-linked immunosorbent, turbidimetric, and agglutination D-dimer assays for thrombosis exclusion: Impact on diagnostic work-ups of outpatients with suspected deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 678-693

  Michiels, Jan J ^a,d   Gadisseur, Alain ^a   Van Der Planken, Marc ^a   Schroyens, Wilfried ^a   De Maeseneer, Marianne ^a   Hermsen, Jan T ^b   Trienekens, Paul H ^b   Hoogsteden, Henk ^c   Pattynama, Peter M P ^c  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Medisch Centrum Rijnmond Zuid   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Goodheart Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical score; Compression ultrasonography; D dimer assay; Deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Spiral computed tomography; Ventilation perfusion scan

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION ECHOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG EMBOLISM; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TURBIDIMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33750389324     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-951296     Document Type: Review

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