[Prospective evaluation of clinical and Doppler ultrasound characteristics of cancer patients with suspicion of deep venous thrombosis].

Purpose: To evaluate Doppler Ultrasound (DUS) in oncology patients suspected of having Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) and correlate findings with their clinical characteristics and outcome.

Methods: A study was made with 96 consecutive oncology patients submitted to DUS suspected to have DVT between May 2001 and April 2002. The same radiologist examined 73 women and 23 men, with a median age of 58 years, using DUS equipment, with high frequency linear and convex probes (logic500--GE and HDI5000--Philips).