Incidental pulmonary emboli detected at helical CT: Effect on patient care

Radiology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-27

  Winston, Corinne B ^a,b   Wechsler, Richard J ^a   Salazar, Ana M ^a   Kurtz, Alfred B ^a   Spirn, Paul W ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), helical; Embolism, pulmonary; Pulmonary arteries, CT; Pulmonary arteries, stenosis or obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029788793     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.201.1.8816515     Document Type: Article

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