Negative spiral CT in acute pulmonary embolism

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 486-491

  Nilsson, Tage ^a   Olausson, A ^a   Johnsson, H ^a   Nyman, U ^b   Aspelin, P ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Internal Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CT; Pulmonary embolism, pulmonary arteriography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036707629     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0455.2002.430508.x     Document Type: Article

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