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A Multicenter MRI Protocol for the Evaluation and Quantification of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Published on: June 2, 2015
[Simplified diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis by applying clinical score and D-dimer concentration]
1Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, afd. Hematologie, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht. schutgensvos@hetnet.nl
Abstract:
Serial compression ultrasonography of the leg is a safe but inefficient method of diagnosing deep venous thrombosis (DVT). The introduction of the clinical score and the D-dimer test heralds a change in the diagnostics of DVT. It is now safe to withhold anticoagulation from patients following one single normal ultrasonography in combination with a low clinical score or a normal D-dimer concentration. Recent studies show that DVT can safely be excluded on the basis of the combination of a normal D-dimer concentration and a low clinical score alone.
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