Thermographic diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis.
Two hundred patients with suspected deep venous thrombosis had thermography performed prior to ascending phlebography. Diagnostic agreement was obtained in 79%. Published diagnostic thermographic criteria were used; it was not possible to diagnose consistently limited or early thrombosis, especially in the calf muscle veins. Venous insufficiency produced the majority of false positives.
D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D010690:Phlebography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013817:Thermography; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging