2016/12/01 by Gita Yashwantrao Karande, Sandeep Hedgire, Yadiel Sánchez +4 · 2 citations
Medicine · #Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management #Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases #Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise #Medicine #Radiology #Inferior vena cava #Deep vein #Thrombosis #Pulmonary embolism #Venous thrombosis #Modalities #Ultrasound #Surgery
paper · pdf · doi:10.21037/cdt.2016.12.06
openalex publication_date 2016/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) affecting the extremities is a common clinical problem. Prompt imaging aids in rapid diagnosis and adequate treatment. While ultrasound (US) remains the workhorse of detection of extremity venous thrombosis, CT and MRI are commonly used as the problem-solving tools either to visualize the thrombosis in central veins like superior or inferior vena cava (IVC) or to test for the presence of complications like pulmonary embolism (PE). The cross-sectional modalities also offer improved visualization of venous collaterals. The purpose of this article is to review the established modalities used for characterization and diagnosis of DVT, and further explore promising innovations and recent advances in this field.