Open Access1992 ARRS Executive Council Award. Detection of deep venous thrombosis: prospective comparison of MR imaging with contrast venography.
Author(s) -
Avery J. Evans,
Henry Dirk Sostman,
M. Knelson,
C E Spritzer,
Glenn E. Newman,
Susan Paine,
Craig A. Beam
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.161.1.8517292
Subject(s) - medicine , venography , venous thrombosis , radiology , thrombosis , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , deep vein , gold standard (test) , nuclear medicine , surgery
Preliminary reports have described the use of MR imaging for the detection of deep venous thrombosis. However, no prospective study comparing MR imaging with contrast venography (the gold standard) has been reported. Accordingly, we performed a prospective, blinded study of the efficacy of MR imaging in 61 consecutive patients with clinically suspected deep venous thrombosis. In cases of disagreement, additional testing was performed to determine the diagnosis.