Can CT pulmonary angiography replace ventilation-perfusion scans as a first line investigation for pulmonary emboli?

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 311-314

  McEwan, Louise ^a   Gandhi, Mitesh ^a   Andersen, John ^a   Manthey, Ken ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography; Pulmonary emboli; Ventilation perfusion scan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUNG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 0032810813     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.1999.433664.x     Document Type: Article

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