The role of Doppler ultrasound in acute deep vein thrombosis.
Doppler ultrasound in the range of 5 mHz is a simple, portable, inexpensive, and accurate technic for the diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis. One hundred sixty patients underwent bilateral Doppler examinations and ascending contrast venography. The overall accuracy was 94 per cent.
D000208:Acute Disease; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D010690:Phlebography; D010992:Plethysmography, Impedance; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography