Evaluation of Doppler examination for diagnosis of catheter-related deep vein thrombosis
โ Scribed by F. Bonnet; J. F. Loriferne; J. P. Texier; M. Texier; A. Salvat; N. Vasile
- Book ID
- 104695352
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 359 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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Duplex and color Doppler sonography (DUS) is currently the technique of choice for the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in symptomatic patients, because it has proven safe and cost-effective, with a very high sensitivity and specificity (96% and 98%, respectively) for the diagnosis of proxi
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