Abstract
This study evaluated the use of radionuclide venography (RNV) as a screening test for patients with signs and symptoms of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Seventy patients underwent RNV; 27 of the 70 patients also had contrast venography. The incidence of DVT was 19% (13 of 70). RNV had an observed sensitivity of 93% and an observed specificity of 100%. Follow-up at one month revealed no evidence of thromboembolic disease in patients with a negative scan. RNV is an accurate, practical screening test for DVT.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 613-616 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Annals of Emergency Medicine |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1980 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright:Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- deep venous thrombosis
- radionuclide venography
- screening
- screening tests
- venous thrombosis
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