Combined helical computed tomographic pulmonary angiography and lung perfusion scintigraphy for investigating acute pulmonary embolism

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-36

  Wilson, Helen T H ^a   Meagher, Tom M M ^a   Williams, Steve J ^a  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Helical computed tomography; Pulmonary angiography; Pulmonary embolism; Radionuclide studies

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036046136     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/crad.2001.0838     Document Type: Article

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