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Isolated pelvic deep venous thrombosis: relative frequency as detected with MR imaging.

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Spritzer, CE; Arata, MA; Freed, KS
Published in: Radiology
May 2001

PURPOSE: To determine the relative frequency of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) isolated to the pelvic veins, as demonstrated with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The reports of 769 MR examinations performed from June 1993 through December 1999 in patients with suspected DVT were reviewed retrospectively. MR venography was performed by using a two-dimensional gradient-recalled-echo sequence (typically repetition time, 34 msec; echo time, 13 msec; flip angle, 60 degrees ). The presence of DVT was categorized by location in the pelvis, thigh, or calf. RESULTS: DVT was identified in 167 (21.7%) of the 769 MR examinations. Thirty-four (20.4%) of the 167 studies demonstrated DVT isolated to the pelvic veins. CONCLUSION: The relative frequency of isolated pelvic DVT detected with MR venography was higher than that reported in prior studies with ultrasonography (US) or ascending venography. MR venography should be performed in patients with suspected pelvic DVT or when clinical suspicion persists despite a negative US study.

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Radiology

DOI

ISSN

0033-8419

Publication Date

May 2001

Volume

219

Issue

2

Start / End Page

521 / 525

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Venous Thrombosis
  • Vena Cava, Inferior
  • Veins
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Radiography
  • Pelvis
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
 

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Spritzer, C. E., Arata, M. A., & Freed, K. S. (2001). Isolated pelvic deep venous thrombosis: relative frequency as detected with MR imaging. Radiology, 219(2), 521–525. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.219.2.r01ma25521
Spritzer, C. E., M. A. Arata, and K. S. Freed. “Isolated pelvic deep venous thrombosis: relative frequency as detected with MR imaging.Radiology 219, no. 2 (May 2001): 521–25. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.219.2.r01ma25521.
Spritzer CE, Arata MA, Freed KS. Isolated pelvic deep venous thrombosis: relative frequency as detected with MR imaging. Radiology. 2001 May;219(2):521–5.
Spritzer, C. E., et al. “Isolated pelvic deep venous thrombosis: relative frequency as detected with MR imaging.Radiology, vol. 219, no. 2, May 2001, pp. 521–25. Pubmed, doi:10.1148/radiology.219.2.r01ma25521.
Spritzer CE, Arata MA, Freed KS. Isolated pelvic deep venous thrombosis: relative frequency as detected with MR imaging. Radiology. 2001 May;219(2):521–525.
Journal cover image

Published In

Radiology

DOI

ISSN

0033-8419

Publication Date

May 2001

Volume

219

Issue

2

Start / End Page

521 / 525

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Venous Thrombosis
  • Vena Cava, Inferior
  • Veins
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Radiography
  • Pelvis
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male