Asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis in advanced cancer patients: The value of venous sonography

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 232-237

  Beck Razi, Nira ^a   Kuzmin, Alexander ^a   Koren, Dorith ^a   Sarig, Galit ^a   Brenner, Benjamin ^a   Haim, Nissim ^a   Gaitini, Diana ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Deep venous thrombosis; Doppler; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COMORBIDITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TUMOR; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THYROID TUMOR; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOWER EXTREMITY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77952718293     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20691     Document Type: Article

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