DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2203001181
Catheter-related Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis in Cancer Patients: A Prospective Study Based on Doppler US1
Alain Luciani, MD,
Olivier Clement, MD, PhD,
Philippe Halimi, MD,
Damien Goudot, MD,
Frederic Portier, MD,
Vincent Bassot, MD,
Jean-André Luciani, MD,
Paul Avan, MD,
Guy Frija, MD, PhD and
Pierre Bonfils, MD, PhD
1 From the Departments of Radiology (A.L., P.H., G.F., D.G., J.A.L., O.C.) and Head and Neck Surgery (F.P., V.B., P.B., P.A.), Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20 rue Leblanc, 75908 Paris Cedex 15, France. Received June 29, 2000; revision requested August 8; revision received November 20; accepted March 23, 2001. Address correspondence to O.C. (e-mail: clement@necker.fr).

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Figure 1. Anteroposterior chest radiograph depicts the position of the catheter tip in terms of four venous segments (1-4). Segment 5 (not shown) encompasses all aberrant positions, including the right atrium and the jugular vein. The double arrows indicate the extent of each segment.
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Figure 2. Drawing illustrates the follow-up procedure. CH = chemotherapy, S = surgery, US = Doppler US.
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Copyright © 2001 by the Radiological Society of North America.