title: [Diagnosis of phlebothrombosis using color-coded duplex sonography. A prospective comparison with phlebography].
abstract: In a prospective study the reliability of colour-coded duplex-sonography (CCDS) and phlebography in the diagnosis of deep leg and pelvic vein thrombosis was compared. In 82 consecutive in- or out-patients (42 men, 40 women; mean age 53 [19-86] years) with clinically suspected leg or pelvic vein thrombosis the results of 275 phlebographies (reference method) and 275 CCDS were compared on admission and during follow-up. The two methods were performed less than 6 hours apart. In the diagnosis of thrombosis the sensitivity of CCDS was 99%, specificity 80%. In 88% of all tests, the different thrombosis levels, as diagnosed by phlebography, were also demonstrated by CCDS. These data indicate that, if the clinical picture of suspected deep leg or pelvic vein thrombosis is unclear, CCDS should be done first. Phlebography should be performed only if the results of the former are inconclusive.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik I, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Günter
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cidlinsky
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marienhagen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kellermann
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Voss
authors.forename: M U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schweiger
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Heyder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Diagnostik der Phlebothrombose durch farbkodierte Duplexsonographie. Ein prospektiver Vergleich mit der Phlebographie.