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. 1975 Aug 23;3(5981):455–458. doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5981.455

Fibrinogen uptake scanning for diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis: a plea for standardization.

V C Roberts
PMCID: PMC1674310  PMID: 1156819

Abstract

From an examination of the factors affecting the diagnostic accuracy of the 125I-fibrinogen test for detecting deep vein thrombosis it is concluded that there is a greater possibility of error if postoperative counts are referred to the preoperative baseline rather than counts made immediately after operation. A method is proposed for reducing other errors caused by instrument mishandling.

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