Deep vein thrombosis and stenting-diagnostic criteria

摘要

Summary: The most common endovascular treatment of DVT is trombectomy and stenting. Although venography has been for years the golden standard in pie-treatment diagnostics, ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MR) are most commonly used methods nowadays. US provides excellent spatial resolution, flow and compressibility information; deep veins are well accessible except in patients with swolen legs. US with second generation contrast media promisses additional informations, useful in therapy planinng. Venouse MR can be performed with or without contrast media (CM). In patients with contraindications for MR. CT venography (CTV) is good alternative, taking in consideration the dose of ionizing radiation. Direct venography is mostly reserved for endovascular treatment. Combination of methods often provides the best information for endovascular treatment.