Clinical outcomes of patients after a negative spiral CT pulmonary arteriogram in the evaluation of acute pulmonary embolism

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 707-712

  Lomis, Nick N T ^a   Yoon, Hyo Chun ^a   Moran, Andrew G ^a   Miller, Franklin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), helical; Embolism, pulmonary; Pulmonary angiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032981964     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(99)70104-1     Document Type: Article

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