Survey on the use of pulmonary scintigraphy, spiral CT and conventional pulmonary angiography for suspected pulmonary embolism in the British Isles

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 807-810

  Burkill, G J C ^a   Bell, J R G ^a   Padley, S P G ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Helical; Lung; Pulmonary angiography; Pulmonary embolism; Radionuclide studies; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0033371838     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(99)90683-9     Document Type: Article

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