Detection of pulmonary embolism by D-Dimer assay, spiral computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 261-272

  Indik, Julia H ^a   Alpert, Joseph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ALGORITHM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033977160     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/pcad.2000.0420261     Document Type: Article

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