Purpose: MR venography has been recommended for the evaluation of deep venous thrombosis. The purpose of our study was to determine the role of MR venography, in particular at the level of the pelvis where other diagnostic modalities show major limitations. Materials and Methods: Forty-three patients with clinical suspicion of deep venous thrombosis were examined by means of pelvic MR venography. In all cases, a 2D-TOF sequence was used with cranial arterial presaturation. In selected cases, i.e. when a small intraluminal filling defect was present, a cine-PC sequence was used in addition in order to exclude the presence of a pulsatility artifact as causing the filling defect. In all cases, contrast venography was also performed and considered to be the standard of reference. Results: MR venography showed 26 patients to be positive for deep venous thrombosis at the pelvic level. These positive results were correct in 25 cases. The analysis of the results provided values of sensitivity and specificity of respectively 100% and 94%, with an overall accuracy of 97.6%. Conclusion: Our results indicate that MR can provide highly accurate images, similar to those of contrast venography, in a noninvasive fashion. It is particularly useful in the pelvic region where the limitations of other imaging modalities are more evident.

Role of MR venography in the evaluation of deep venous thrombosis / Catalano, Carlo; P., Pavone; Laghi, Andrea; A., Scipioni; F., Fanelli; F. G., Assael; A., Grossi; S., Venosi; Passariello, Roberto. - In: ACTA RADIOLOGICA. - ISSN 0284-1851. - STAMPA. - 38:5(1997), pp. 907-912.

Role of MR venography in the evaluation of deep venous thrombosis

CATALANO, Carlo;LAGHI, ANDREA;PASSARIELLO, Roberto
1997

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Purpose: MR venography has been recommended for the evaluation of deep venous thrombosis. The purpose of our study was to determine the role of MR venography, in particular at the level of the pelvis where other diagnostic modalities show major limitations. Materials and Methods: Forty-three patients with clinical suspicion of deep venous thrombosis were examined by means of pelvic MR venography. In all cases, a 2D-TOF sequence was used with cranial arterial presaturation. In selected cases, i.e. when a small intraluminal filling defect was present, a cine-PC sequence was used in addition in order to exclude the presence of a pulsatility artifact as causing the filling defect. In all cases, contrast venography was also performed and considered to be the standard of reference. Results: MR venography showed 26 patients to be positive for deep venous thrombosis at the pelvic level. These positive results were correct in 25 cases. The analysis of the results provided values of sensitivity and specificity of respectively 100% and 94%, with an overall accuracy of 97.6%. Conclusion: Our results indicate that MR can provide highly accurate images, similar to those of contrast venography, in a noninvasive fashion. It is particularly useful in the pelvic region where the limitations of other imaging modalities are more evident.
1997
contrast media; deep venous thrombosis; vascular studies; evaluation studies as topic; humans; magnetic resonance angiography; magnetic resonance imaging: cine; mr venography; phlebography; sensitivity and specificity; thrombophlebitis
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Role of MR venography in the evaluation of deep venous thrombosis / Catalano, Carlo; P., Pavone; Laghi, Andrea; A., Scipioni; F., Fanelli; F. G., Assael; A., Grossi; S., Venosi; Passariello, Roberto. - In: ACTA RADIOLOGICA. - ISSN 0284-1851. - STAMPA. - 38:5(1997), pp. 907-912.
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