Contribution of noninvasive evaluation to the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1365-1370

  Miron, M J ^a   Perrier, A ^a   Bounameaux, H ^a   De Moerloose, P ^a   Slosman, D O ^a   Didier, D ^a   Junod, A ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

D dimer; Pulmonary embolism; Venous ultrasonography; Ventilation perfusion lung scan

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0032793231     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.13f22.x     Document Type: Article

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