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Letters7 December 2004Single Complete Compression Ultrasonography for Suspected Deep Venous Thrombosis: Ideal in Routine Clinical Practice?Scott M. Stevens, MD and C. Gregory Elliott, MDScott M. Stevens, MDFrom LDS Hospital and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84143.Search for more papers by this author and C. Gregory Elliott, MDFrom LDS Hospital and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84143.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-141-11-200412070-00018 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We appreciate the insights of Drs. Righini, Bounameaux, and Le Gal into the ramifications of use of single comprehensive duplex ultrasonography for suspected symptomatic DVT of the legs. We studied single comprehensive duplex ultrasonography because it is efficient and convenient compared with routine repeated simplified compression ultrasonography. We recognize that validated strategies use a sensitive d-dimer assay and clinical score to reduce the number of simplified compression ultrasonography studies used for suspected DVT (1), and we do not believe that our findings decrease the attractiveness of such strategies. We agree with El Kheir and Büller's recommendation (2) that ...
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