Diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism: An update

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 264-271

  Perrier, A ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Fibrin; Fibrinogen degradation products; Pulmonary embolism; Radionuclide imaging; Spiral CT scan; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 0034716508     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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