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Semin Vasc Med 2005; 05(4): 351-364
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-922480
Copyright © 2005 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Screening for Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Outpatients with Suspected DVT or PE by the Sequential Use of Clinical Score: A Sensitive Quantitative D-Dimer Test and Noninvasive Diagnostic Tools

Jan Jacques Michiels1 , 5 , Alain Gadisseur1 , Marc van der Planken2 , Wilfried Schroyens1 , Marianne De Maeseneer3 , Jan T. Hermsen4 , Paul H. Trienekens4 , Henk Hoogsteden6 , Peter M.T Pattynama7
  • 1Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research, Department of Hematology, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
  • 2Hemostasis Laboratory Department of Clinical Biology, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
  • 3Vascular Laboratory, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
  • 4Medical Diagnostic Center Rijnmond, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 5Goodheart Institute, Hematology, Hemostasis & Thrombosis Science Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 6Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 7Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands