Acute right ventricular dilatation: A new helical CT sign of massive pulmonary embolism

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 694-698

  Reid, J H ^a   Murchison, J T ^a  

^a BORDERS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031706115     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(98)80297-3     Document Type: Article

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