Feasibility, safety and clinical utility of angiography in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism

European Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 415-419

  Van Beek, E J R ^a   Reekers, J A ^a   Batchelor, D A ^b   Brandjes, D P M ^b   Buller H R ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angiography; Pulmonary embolism; Safety; Utility

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IOHEXOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAFETY; SCINTISCANNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029687932     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00182453     Document Type: Article

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