Published in OBGYN and Reproduction Week, May 22nd, 2006
Study 1: Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism diagnostic testing in pregnancy were reviewed in a recent issue of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
According to the review, "Diagnosing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in pregnancy is challenging. Many of the common diagnostic tests, including compression ultrasonography (CUS), ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy (VQ scan) and helical computed tomography (hCT) that have been extensively investigated in nonpregnant patients, have not been appropriately validated in...
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