Utilization of Electron Beam CT Scan in Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 527-532

  Boonbaichaiyapruck, Sarana ^a   Panpunnang, Sukitti ^a   Siripornpitak, Suvipaporn ^a   Nitjapanich, Siriporn ^a   Sritara, Chanika ^a   Sritara, Piyamitr ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRON; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRONS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031205069     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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