Transthoracic sonography of the lung and pleura in view of a suspected pulmonary embolism: A pilot study

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 673-678

  Mohn, Katia ^a   Quiot, Jean Jacques ^a   Nonent, Michel ^a   Lacut, Karine ^a   Le Gall, Grégoire ^a   Couturaud, Francis ^a   Leroyer, Christophe ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnostic performance; Pulmonary embolism; Transthoracic sonography of the lung

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; MEDICINE; PULMONARY DISEASES;

PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

ULTRASONICS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFARCTION; LUNG; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERFORMANCE; PLEURA; PREDICTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0038799806     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.7.673     Document Type: Article

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