Thermography in screening postoperative deep vein thrombosis: A comparison with the 125I-fibrinogen test

✍ Scribed by D. Bergqvist; T. Hallböök

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1978
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 360 KB
• Volume: 65
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800650622

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The value of thermography as a screening method for postoperative deep vein thrombosis has been evaluated in 308 patients (616 legs). Comparison was made with the 125 I-fibrinogen test. The overall diagnostic agreement was 81.0 per cent; the sensitivity was 62.1 per cent and the specificity 90.3 per cent. The agreement increased with proximal extension of the thrombi. Thermography became positive 0.26 days after the 125 I-fibrinogen test but in 19.8 per cent thermography was positive before a positive fibrinogen test.