Diagnosis of posttraumatic pulmonary embolism: Is chest computed tomographic angiography acceptable?

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 472-477

  Anderson, John T ^a   Jenq, Tina ^a   Bain, Martin ^a   Jacoby, Robert ^a   Osnis, Robert ^a   Gosselin, Robert C ^a   Owings, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic angiography; Pulmonary angiography; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0037348992     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000047805.89700.C1     Document Type: Article

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