title: Reliability of Doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute venous thrombosis both above and below the knee.
abstract: We have found the Doppler examination to be accurate in 92% of limbs with suspected iliofemoral thrombosis and in 86% of limbs with suspected calf vein thrombosis. Above the knee, the sensitivity was 94% and the specificity, 90%. Below the knee, the sensitivity was 91% and the specificity, 84%. In the hands of a skilled examiner, Doppler ultrasound is a reliable noninvasive technique for evaluating patients with suspected deep venous thrombosis and one on which therapy can safely be based.
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D010690:Phlebography; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants