Image-guided treatment for deep venous thrombosis could improve patients' long-term outcomes

Monday, September 21, 2009 - 06:00 in Health & Medicine

Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is a serious condition that involves the formation of a blood clot inside of a deep vein usually in the legs. A patient with DVT is typically treated with anticoagulants (blood thinners) however researchers have found that image-guided interventional radiology procedures may play a more central role in the long-term treatment of DVT, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)...

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