Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in outpatients by sequential noninvasive tools

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-32

  Perrier, A ^a   Bounameaux, H ^a  

^a University Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Fibrin fibrinogen degradation products; Lung radionuclide imaging; Pulmonary embolism; Spiral CT scan; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTISCANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035115598     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-12844     Document Type: Article

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