Withholding anticoagulation after a negative result on duplex ultrasonography for suspected symptomatic deep venous thrombosis
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Early experience using duplex ultrasonography in the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis; a prospective evaluation.
Duplex ultrasound is used in many radiology departments as the first line of investigation for symptomatic deep venous thrombosis. Before changing the practice of our department from venography to duplex ultrasonography, we wanted to assess our ability to identify deep venous thrombosis on ultrasound. Thirty-eight patients were investigated for suspected deep venous thrombosis by venography and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.09.006