An approach to diagnostic imaging of suspected pulmonary embolism

American Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1259-1266

  Bergus, George R ^a   Barloon, Thomas S ^a   Kahn, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN TC 99M;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 0029939058     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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