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Lower extremity swelling: Computerized tomography following negative venography

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In 21 patients who had lower extremity swelling and negative venography, radiographic evaluation was extended to include computerized tomography (CT) of the lower extremity, which we have termed venography-CT, or VCT. All patients were referred with the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and no patient had a history of trauma. CT was effective in demonstrating two occult mechanisms of lower extremity swelling: knee joint effusion (three patients) and intramuscular hemorrhage (five patients). Selective utilization of CT in the evaluation of lower extremity swelling is effective in directing the clinical management of these patients.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular Surgery, The Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 11042, New Hyde Park, USA

    George Pillari M.D., Joseph Zito, Bernard Greenspan, Kenneth Gersten, Peter Wenig, Bernard Lewin & Anthony Rizzo

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, The Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, USA

    John B. Chang & Jon R. Cohen

  3. The State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York, USA

    George Pillari M.D., Joseph Zito, John B. Chang, Jon R. Cohen, Bernard Greenspan, Kenneth Gersten, Peter Wenig, Bernard Lewin & Anthony Rizzo

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Pillari, G., Zito, J., Chang, J.B. et al. Lower extremity swelling: Computerized tomography following negative venography. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 10, 261–263 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02578005

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