Spiral computed tomography for acute pulmonary embolism

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 258-268

  Hiorns, Melanie P ^a   Mayo, John R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ALGORITHM; ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036964365     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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