The value of pulmonary angiography for the differential diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1310-1316

  Van Beek, E J R ^a,b   Reekers, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Royal Mallamshire Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiography; Differential diagnosis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ATELECTASIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032611168     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050838     Document Type: Article

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