Can helical CT replace scintigraphy in the diagnostic process in suspected pulmonary embolism? A retrolective-prolective cohort study focusing on total diagnostic yield

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 90-96

  Van Rossum, A B ^a,b   Pattynama, P M T ^b   Mallens, W M C ^a   Hermans, J ^b   Heijerman, H G M ^a  

^a LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CT, comparative studies; Embolism; Helical lung; Pulmonary CT; Radionuclide studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031608676     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050345     Document Type: Article

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