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April 2010
Benefit of using a D-dimer assay with a high clinical specificity
CONTEXT: Sensitive D-dimer assays have been developed to exclude the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and have exhibited great success when used in conjunction with a diagnostic algorithm, including pretest probability scoring and a compression ultrasound (CUS).
Improving specificity of D-dimer assays would...
Coagulation/fibrinolysis
D-dimer