Embolus location affects the sensitivity of a rapid quantitative D-dimer assay in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 345-348

  De Monyé, Wouter ^a,b,c   Sanson, Bernd Jan ^a,b,c   Gillavry, Melvin R Mac ^a,b,c   Pattynama, Peter M T ^a,b,c   Büller, Harry R ^a,b,c   Van Den Berg Huysmans, Annette A ^a,b,c   Huisman, Menno V ^a,b,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fibrin degradation products; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TURBIDIMETRY;

EID: 0036469067     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.3.2104099     Document Type: Article

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