The role of spiral volumetric computed tomography in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 293-298

  Mullins, M Douglas ^a   Becker, Daniel M ^b   Hagspiel, Klaus D ^b   Philbrick, John T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STANDARD; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0034645946     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.160.3.293     Document Type: Review

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