Intervention radiology for venous thrombosis: early thrombus removal using invasive methods

SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY DOCUMENTS Early thrombus removal strategies for acute deep venous thrombosis: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum

Mark H. Meissner, MD, Peter Gloviczki, MD, Anthony J. Comerota, MD, Michael C. Dalsing, MD, Bo G. Eklof, MD, David L. Gillespie, MD, Joann M. Lohr, MD, Robert B. McLafferty, MD, M. Hassan Murad, MD, Frank Padberg, MD, Peter Pappas, MD, Joseph D. Raffetto, MD, and Thomas W. Wakefield, MD, Seattle, Wash; Rochester, Minn; Toledo, Ohio; Indianapolis, Ind; Helsingborg, Sweden; Rochester and New York...

Early thrombus removal strategies for acute deep venous thrombosis: clinical practice guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum.

BACKGROUND The anticoagulant treatment of acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) has been historically directed toward the prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism. However, such treatment imperfectly protects against late manifestations of the postthrombotic syndrome. By restoring venous patency and preserving valvular function, early thrombus removal strategies can potentially decrease post...

Early Detection and Quantification of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis by Magnetic Resonance Black-Blood Thrombus

Early detection and quantification of cerebral venous thrombosis by Magnetic Resonance Black Blood Thrombus Imaging (MRBTI)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Early diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is currently a major clinical challenge. We proposed a novel magnetic resonance black-blood thrombus imaging technique (MRBTI) for detection and quantification of CVT. METHODS MRBTI was performed on 23 patients with proven CVT and 24 patients with negative CVT confirmed by conventional imaging techniques. Patients were...

Radiological Imaging and Intervention in Venous Thrombosis

Radiological imaging plays a central role in the diagnosis, and treatment, of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in the upper and lower limb. The intention of this chapter is not to distract the reader with a detailed account of the physics behind generating ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and MR (magnetic resonance) vascular imaging. This would demand a chapter in its own right, and this i...