Case report: The 'yin-yang' sign-seen with spiral computed tomography for pulmonary embolus

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 364-366

  Fortman, Brian J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast enhancement; Pulmonary embolus; Spiral computed tomography; Yin Yang sign

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033550120     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-7071(99)00155-2     Document Type: Article

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