Spiral CT of pulmonary embolism: Technical considerations and interpretive pitfalls

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-117

  Remy Jardin, Martine ^a   Remy, Jacques ^a   Artaud, Dominique ^a   Deschildre, Franck ^a   Fribourg, Marc ^a   Beregi, Jean Paul ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Pulmonary arteries; Pulmonary embolism; Spiral CT

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG HILUS; LYMPH NODE; PULMONARY ARTERY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030916494     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-199704000-00009     Document Type: Article

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