Assessment of Deep Vein Thrombosis Using Multidetector Computed Tomography After Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Comparative Study with Doppler Sonography

Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the ability indirect 128-row multidetector CT (MDCT) venography and doppler sonography detect deep vein thrombosis (DVT) after knee or hip arthroplasty. Methods Materials: Replacement surgery performed on a total ten sixty-eight joints in 52 patients. evaluation presence DVT is degraded by beam hardening artifact; therefore, Axial images could not be used assess DVT. artifact's z-axis length measured. Deep studied see how common it where occurs. venograms' diagnostic performance assessed compared that gold standard reference for DVT: sonography. Results: artifact had 6.0 (mean deviation). Doppler technique allows you what's going inside your body. In 30/52 individuals, found calf veins (58 percent population). binary scale test revealed sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative accuracy 93.33 percent, 90.91 92.31 respectively. Conclusion: For aim evaluating post-arthroplasty patients, can utilized as substitute