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

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Noninvasive Vascular Diagnosis

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Duplex ultrasonography has dominated the clinical landscape for the diagnosis of acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) since the early 1990s with utilization increasing in both the outpatient and inpatient milieu. Although this modality was initially flawed by high cost, cumbersome size, and low resolution, advancing technology has eliminated many of the early objections to the point where ultrasound has become the diagnostic test of choice. The recent advent of low cost, compact color duplex machines now enables even small laboratories and physician offices to play a larger clinical role in the diagnosis of and treatment for DVT.

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  1. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UNDNJ), New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), USA

    Bruce L. Mintz DO (Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director)

  2. Venous Discase Clinic, UMDNJ-NJMS University Hospital, Nework, NJ, USA

    Bruce L. Mintz DO (Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director)

  3. Department of Medical Imaging Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Health Related Professions, Newark, NJ, USA

    Clifford T. Araki PhD, RVT (Associate Professor)

  4. New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Athena Kritharis BA (Medical Student)

  5. Department of Surgery and Physiology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA

    Robert W. Hobson II MD (Professor)

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  1. Vascular/Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV, USA

    Ali F. AbuRahma MD, FACS, FRCS, RVT, RPVI (Professor, Chief, and Medical Director, Vascular Laboratory Co-Director) (Professor, Chief, and Medical Director, Vascular Laboratory Co-Director)

  2. Vascular Center of Excellence, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV, USA

    Ali F. AbuRahma MD, FACS, FRCS, RVT, RPVI (Professor, Chief, and Medical Director, Vascular Laboratory Co-Director) (Professor, Chief, and Medical Director, Vascular Laboratory Co-Director)

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    John J. Bergan MD, FACS, Hon FRCS

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Mintz, B.L., Araki, C.T., Kritharis, A., Hobson, R.W. (2007). Venous Duplex Ultrasound of the Lower Extremity in the Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis. In: AbuRahma, A.F., Bergan, J.J. (eds) Noninvasive Vascular Diagnosis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-450-2_35

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