Open AccessSonography and risk factors for lower limb deep venous thrombosis at Mulago hospital,Uganda
Author(s) -
F Mangeni,
Kawooya Mg,
E. Kiguli-Malwadde,
Francis Ssali
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v83i8.9460
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , venous thrombosis , lower limb , thrombosis , incidence (geometry) , radiology , risk factor , ultrasound , upper limb , chronic venous insufficiency , surgery , physics , optics
Lower limb deep venous thrombosis (DVT), and its sequelae (lower limb chronic venous insufficiency and pulmonary embolism) are now well acknowledged as major haematological problems in the world, for which appropriate and accurate means of diagnosis is necessary. Developments in ultrasound have made it the imaging modality of choice in the diagnosis of lower limb DVT.