November 23, 2009 (New York, New York) — Aggressive intervention in chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) using ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis shows superior outcomes compared with non-ultrasound ...

Nine percent of patients in the DD-US-CT group did not undergo CT because deep venous thrombosis (DVT) was detected on US, and treatment was started without further testing. The prevalence of PE ...

Editorial: Noninvasive Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis. In an accompanying editorial, C. Seth Landefeld, ... if that ultrasound is negative for DVT, no further testing is indicated.

Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis Following a Single Negative Whole-Leg Compression Ultrasound: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA , 2010; 303 (5): 438-445 [ abstract ] Robert A. McNutt ...

Adding intravascular ultrasound energy does not improve the efficacy of catheter-directed thrombolysis therapy in patients with acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a randomized ...

Dr. Hannula's earlier studies had shown that if general practitioners working in primary care were taught to perform ultrasound scans on patients with suspected DVT, they referred fewer patients ...

(HealthDay)—Compared to vascular experts, general practitioners perform compression ultrasonography for diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the leg similarly well, according to a study ...

To confirm a suspected DVT, the next step is to conduct an ultrasound scan. However, these types of specialized resources are often not accessible in lower-income areas and less-developed nations.

Ultrasound is the most common technique for detecting a widespread cardiovascular condition: blood clots in the leg, otherwise known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT).But there’s a little known — yet ...

Barcelona, Spain: If doctors in hospital emergency departments are trained to carry out ultrasound on patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT), they can nearly halve the time the ...