Basing D-dimer testing on a patient's clinical pretest probability for deep vein thrombosis can enable providers to exclude DVT in more patients without increasing missed diagnoses.

Deep vein thrombosis may not cause any symptoms, in which case, it are diagnosed based on certain tests. DVT may not display any symptom or may cause swelling and pain in the concerned leg.

Research Highlight Published: 05 February 2013 Thrombosis Selective D -dimer testing improves efficiency of DVT diagnosis Alexandra King Nature Reviews Cardiology 10, 118 (2013) Cite this article ...

Trials on healthy volunteers are due to continue for 12 weeks before testing begins on patients who have suffered from deep vein thrombosis (DVT), also known as economy class syndrome, he said.

Temple Health is partnering with ThinkSono, a UK-based AI company, to study a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ultrasound technology that enables more rapid and portable diagnosis of deep vein ...