Table 3.
Summary of Systematic Reviews Evaluating the Accuracy of Ultrasound for the Diagnosis Of Deep Venous Thrombosis
| Author, Year | Clinical Presentation | Anatomic Region | No. of Patients | Prevalence of DVT % | Combined Sensitivity % [95% CI] or (range) | Combined Specificity % [95% CI] or (range) |
| White et al,50 1989 | Symptomatic | Thigh | 266 | 46 | 93 [88–97] | 98 [96–100] |
| Becker et al,51 1989 | Symptomatic | Thigh and calf | 1,578 | 50 | 96 (92–100) | 99 (96–100) |
| Cogo et al,52 1995 | Symptomatic | Thigh | 989 | 43 | 96 | 98 |
| Wells et al,53 1995 | Asymptomatic | Thigh | 1,616 | 9 | 62 | 97 |
| Kearon et al,54 1998 | Symptomatic | Thigh | 2,763 | 40 | 89 [85–92] | 94 [90–98] |
| Asymptomatic | Thigh | 2,035 | 16 | 47 [37–57] | 94 [91–98] | |
| Gottlieb et al,55 1999 | Symptomatic | Calf | 212 | 25 | 93 [82–98] | 99 [96–99] |
| Mustafa et al,56 2002 | Symptomatic | Upper extremity | 170 | 73 | (56–100) | (77–100) |
| Kassai et al,57 2004 | Asymptomatic | Thigh | 4,182 | NR | 645* [170–2,450] | |
| Calf | 2,324 | NR | 35* [12–105] | |||
DVT = deep venous thrombosis; CI = confidence interval; NR = not reported.
* Diagnostic odds ratio.