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)
DVT = deep venous thrombosis; CI = confidence interval; NR = not reported.
* Diagnostic odds ratio.
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]