False-Negative Upper Extremity Ultrasound in the Initial Evaluation of Patients With Suspected Subclavian Vein Thrombosis due to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (Paget-Schroetter Syndrome)

The objective of this study was to assess the use and consequences of upper extremity duplex ultrasound (U/S) in the initial diagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected subclavian vein (SCV) thrombosis and venous thoracic outlet syndrome (VTOS).

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - August 21, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Evan R. Brownie, Ahmmad A. Abuirqeba, J. Westley Ohman, Brian G. Rubin, Robert W. Thompson Tags: Abstract from the 2019 Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society Annual Meeting Source Type: research