Pretest probability of DVT by Wells’ clinical prediction rules8 (%)
High risk: 75% (CI, 63% to 81%)Intermediate risk: 17% (CI, 12% to 23%)Low risk: 3% (CI, 1.7% to 5.9%)
TestSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PPVNPVPPVNPVPPVNPV
Impedence plethysmography11 77 to 9883 to 9793 to 9955 to 9448 to 8795 to 10012 to 5099 to 100
Duplex ultrasonography11 88 to 9780 to 9693 to 9969 to 9147 to 8397 to 9912 to 4299 to 100
Helical computed tomography12 7193975268942499
Magnetic resonance imaging (for calf DVT)13 56 to 10088 to 100934049911399
d-dimer testing14 897739891499