Single-detector helical computed tomography as the primary diagnostic test in suspected pulmonary embolism: A multicenter clinical management study of 510 patients

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 307-314

  Van Strijen, Marco J L ^b   De Monyé, Wouter ^b   Schiereck, Jan ^b   Kieft, Gerard J ^b   Prins, Martin H ^b   Huisman, Menno V ^a   Pattynama, Peter M T ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SINGLE DETECTOR HELICAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0037452502     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-138-4-200302180-00009     Document Type: Article

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