Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of duplex ultrasound screening can help shed light on a high rate of lower extremity deep vein ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Using a single negative whole-leg compression ultrasound result as the sole diagnostic modality in patients ...

Ultrasound is not necessary when computed tomography is performed. The role of venous duplex ultrasound (US) of the legs in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) is not clear with the advent ...

A comparison of two diagnostic methods used to detect deep vein thrombosis (DVT; a blood clot in a deep vein in the leg or thigh) of the lower extremities indicates that a simpler method, with wider ...

February 2, 2010 — The risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is low for 3 months after a single negative result on whole-leg compression ultrasound (CUS) examination, according to the results of a ...

An analysis of previous studies suggests that for patients with a suspected blood clot in a deep vein of a leg, withholding anticoagulation therapy after a negative whole-leg compression ultrasound is ...

Objective: To describe and evaluate the impact, effectiveness, and safety of 2 models of outpatient deep venous thrombosis (DVT) management. Study Design: Observational health-records survey conducted ...

Barcelona, Spain: If doctors in hospital emergency departments are trained to carry out ultrasound on patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT), they can nearly halve the time the patients ...

A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) involving the inferior vena cava (IVC), iliac veins, or common femoral veins should be considered a proximal DVT. Cross-sectional imaging with venous phase computed ...