Computed tomography pulmonary angiography: Diagnostic pitfalls and artifacts

Applied Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 35-42

  Ravenel, J G ^a   McAdams, H P ^a   Goodman, P C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPHOID TISSUE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEIN; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0034764704     PISSN: 01609963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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