Diagnostic tests and strategies in venous thromboembolism

Phlebology

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages 43-52

  Tenna, A M S ^a   Kappadath, S ^a   Stansby, G ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CTPA; D dimer; Pretest probability; V Q; V Q SPECT; VTE

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; IODINE 125;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC VENOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE VENOGRAPHY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 84859363535     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2012.012S35     Document Type: Review

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