title: Duplex Doppler ultrasound evaluation of calcified inferior vena cava thrombosis.
abstract: We describe the use of duplex Doppler ultrasound in the noninvasive assessment of inferior vena cava patency and abdominal venous flow dynamics in a four month old infant with calcified inferior vena cava thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Uglietta
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Woodruff
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Effmann
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*