Opinions regarding the diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolic disease

Chest

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 499-504

  Stein, Paul D ^a   Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^b   Gottschalk, Alexander ^b   Hull, Russell D ^b   Hyers, Thomas M ^b   Leeper, Kenneth V ^b   Moser, Kenneth M ^b   Pineo, Graham F ^b   Raskob, Gary ^b   Saltzman, Herbert A ^b   Sostman, H Dirk ^b   Tapson, Victor F ^b   Weg, John G ^b  

^a Cardiac Wellness Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computed tomography; D dimer; Deep venous thrombosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pulmonary angiography; Pulmonary embolism; Ventilation perfusion scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0000847165     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.113.2.499     Document Type: Article

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