Justification of using Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

Petro Bodnar,Dymytriy Hvalyboha,Tetiana Bodnar,Yaroslav Bodnar,Liudmyla Bodnar

doi:10.3991/ijoe.v17i14.26577

Abstract

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a medical condition, occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein and pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a blood clot gets lodged in an artery in the lung, affecting blood flow to part of the lung.The frequencies of using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism is increasing day by day.Both the technics are noninvasive and provide prompt results. But there are a good number of alternative technics for the same purposes. That is why, till now scholars and respective professionals are interested to know more about the justification and comparative effectiveness of CT and MRI in detecting DVT and PE.This review aimed to analyze the history of several detecting methods for DVT and PE and to dig out the clear concepts about the effectiveness and patient compliances of CT and MRI in detecting deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. For proper analysis a lot of research as well as meta-analysis had been studied.From this article besides scholars and professionals, general readers will get a clear concept about the features, effectiveness and justifications of CT and MRI in treating DVT and PE.

Highlights

1.1 Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) happens when a blood clot forms in one or more of the deep veins in the human body, which can affect the blood flow of veins and result in poor blood circulation
2 Methodology Taking into account the specifics of the topic under consideration, the most appropriate when writing this article was the use of the а systematic review of the literature was developed in three main processes, considering the criteria
Note: *In case more sensitivity and specificity figures were mentioned in the article, we report the sensitivity and specificity of the proximal veins

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1.1 Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) happens when a blood clot forms in one or more of the deep veins in the human body, which can affect the blood flow of veins and result in poor blood circulation. As investigated by some researchers, ‘thrombosis can occur in any part of the venous system, but it appears most frequently at the deep veins of the legs’ [1]. Thrombosis can occur during travelling and even that can be in an air traveler . Blood clots are formed and deposited the inside of deep veins of lower limbs’, which constitutes DVT [2]. Scurr et al have indicated ‘incidences of 10% of asymptomatic calf vein thrombosis among air travelers >50 years of age and traveling for more than 8 h’ [3]. ‘DVT is a prevalent disease in nature with an occurrence of between ‘2.5% to 5%’ in the total population, and about ‘30−40%’ of DVT patients suffer from ‘pulmonary embolism’ [4]

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