Quantitative d-dimer levels and the extent of venous thromboembolism in CT angiography and lower limb ultrasonography

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 267-274

  Hochuli, M ^a   Duewell, S ^b   Frauchiger, B ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Frauenfeld   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Radiology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinical probability; d dimer; Deep venous thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG ARTERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 37149003634     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526.36.4.267     Document Type: Article

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