title: Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis.
abstract: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a common disease, can be difficult to diagnose because its clinical features are nonspecific. Venography is the standard test, but other less expensive, easily performed, noninvasive tests are available. At present, duplex ultrasonography is the noninvasive test of choice.
authors.affiliation: McMaster University Medical Centre in Hamilton, Ont.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Douketis
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ginsberg
mesh_terms: D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D010690:Phlebography; D010992:Plethysmography, Impedance; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex