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Venous Duplex Ultrasound of the Lower Extremity in the Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis

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Acute lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a common clinical problem in both in-patients and outpatients. The clinical symptoms and signs are often vague and nonspecific, therefore an accurate diagnostic test is needed to help guide management. Venous color-flow duplex scanning has been refined over the last two decades and now become the “gold standard” test for acute DVT. The technique of scanning and findings of acute DVT are described.

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  1. Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

    M. Ashraf Mansour M.D., RVT, FACS

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Spectrum Health Medical Group, Michigan State University, 4100 Lake Drive SE, Suite 300, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546-8816, USA

    M. Ashraf Mansour M.D., RVT, FACS

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  1. Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Dept. Surgery, West Virginia University, MacCorkle Ave. SE 3100, Charleston, 25304, West Virginia, USA

    Ali F. AbuRahma

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    Dennis F. Bandyk

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Mansour, M.A. (2013). Venous Duplex Ultrasound of the Lower Extremity in the Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis. In: AbuRahma, A., Bandyk, D. (eds) Noninvasive Vascular Diagnosis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4005-4_38

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