Acute pulmonary embolism: The role of computed tomographic imaging

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 83-102

  Goodman, Lawrence R ^a,b   Lipchik, Randolph J ^a   Kuzo, Ronald S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030906223     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-199704000-00002     Document Type: Short Survey

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