Journal article
A Comparison of Real-Time Compression Ultrasonography with Impedance Plethysmography for the Diagnosis of Deep-Vein Thrombosis in Symptomatic Outpatients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Impedance plethysmography performed serially over a one-week period has been shown to be an effective diagnostic strategy for patients with clinically suspected acute deep-vein thrombosis. Compression ultrasonography has a high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of proximal-vein thrombosis. The clinical value of repeated ultrasonography in the management of symptomatic deep-vein thrombosis is unknown.
METHODS: We …
Authors
Heijboer H; Buller HR; Lensing A; Turpie A; Colly LP; Cate JWT
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 329, No. 19, pp. 1365–1369
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
November 4, 1993
DOI
10.1056/nejm199311043291901
ISSN
0028-4793