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The normal Doppler venous examination.

W H Baker, A C Hayes

    Angiology
    |April 1, 1983
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Clinical diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is unreliable. Noninvasive Doppler venous examinations offer 90% accuracy, reducing the need for costly venography in many patients.

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    Area of Science:

    • Vascular Medicine
    • Diagnostic Imaging

    Background:

    • Clinical diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has low accuracy (50%).
    • Contrast venography is the gold standard but is expensive and invasive.
    • Noninvasive tests are needed for accurate and accessible DVT diagnosis.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the accuracy and safety of using Doppler venous examinations as the primary diagnostic tool for suspected DVT.
    • To assess the clinical utility of withholding contrast venography in patients with normal Doppler results.

    Main Methods:

    • A prospective study involving 186 patients with suspected DVT.
    • All patients underwent a noninvasive Doppler venous examination.
    • Contrast venography was withheld for patients with normal Doppler findings.

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    Main Results:

    • Doppler venous examinations demonstrated high accuracy (approximately 90%) in diagnosing DVT.
    • The study aimed to validate a practice of relying on Doppler results to guide further diagnostic and treatment decisions.
    • This approach potentially reduces the number of contrast venograms performed.

    Conclusions:

    • A normal Doppler venous examination can reliably exclude DVT, obviating the need for contrast venography in many cases.
    • This practice can decrease healthcare costs and patient discomfort associated with invasive procedures.
    • Further evaluation confirmed the safety and validity of this diagnostic strategy.