Prevalence and predictors of alternative diagnoses on whole-leg ultrasound negative for acute deep venous thrombosis

Prevalence and predictors of alternative diagnoses on whole-leg ultrasound negative for acute deep venous thrombosis

Abstract Background To investigate the prevalence, spectrum, and predictors of alternative diagnoses explaining leg symptoms in patients negative for suspected acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT), which can be detected with whole-leg ultrasound. Methods We retrospectively analyzed a cohort of 789 pat...

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Main Authors: Ebba Beller, Mattes Becher, Felix G. Meinel, Jens-Christian Kröger, Rengarajan Rajagopal, Raimund Höft, Marc-André Weber, Thomas Heller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
Subjects:
Deep venous thrombosis
Duplex ultrasound
Compression ultrasound
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-020-00527-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-020-00527-7

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