A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE ROLE OF COLOUR DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY IMAGING IN CLINICALLY SUSPECTED PATIENTS WITH LOWER EXTREMITY DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS

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AIMS & OBJECTIVES- The aim of the study was to evaluate by duplex sonography normal appearance of deep veins of lower extremity and appearance of thrombus in clinically suspected patients of DVT. MATERIALS AND METHOD- This study was conducted on Siemens Acuson X-700 machine in the department of Radiodiagnosis at SRMSIMS Bareilly in 50 patients presented with clinical suspicion of leg pain. They were evaluated by color duplex sonography in Department of Radiodiagnosis. RESULTS- On color duplex sonography 42 patients were detected and conrmed for DVT .On sonography sensitivity for test was 82%. DISCUSSION- The diagnosis of DVT has always been troublesome. The characteristics signs and symptoms that can be associated with DVT and the fact that many thrombi are having no symptoms make it exceedingly difcult to rely on the clinical diagnosis. The management of patients with clinical presentation of DVT in the lower extremity needs precise diagnosis of thrombus, its nature, location and extent. CONCLUSION- It is conclusively accepted that Color Doppler USG is non invasive, efcient, easily, repeatable, widely available and sensitive diagnostic tool in diagnosis of lower limb DVT.