Chest sonography in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: A comparison with MRI angiography and ventilation perfusion scintigraphy

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 373-378

  Lechleitner, P ^a   Ried, B ^a   Raneburger, W ^a   Gamper, G ^a   Theurl, A ^a   Lederer, A ^b  

^a KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b Interne Abteilung und Röntgeninstitut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; MRI angiography; Pulmonary embolism; Sonography

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCINTIGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THORAX; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 0036947885     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-36173     Document Type: Article

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