Utility of ultrasound imaging of the lower extremities in the diagnostic approach in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism [3]

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 262-264

  Wells, P S ^a,d   Ginsberg, J S ^b   Anderson, D R ^c   Kearon, C ^b   Gent, M ^b   Weitz, J ^c   Barnes, D ^c   Hirsh, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG; LETTER; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0035723040     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00888.x     Document Type: Letter

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