Use of computed tomography pulmonary angiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in patients with an intermediate probability ventilation/perfusion scan

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 74-78

  Stone, Emily ^a,b   Roach, P ^a   Bernard, E ^a   Briggs, G ^a   Havryk, A ^a   Faulder, K ^a   Dennis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pulmonary embolism (diagnosis); Radionuclide imaging; Tomography; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 12244253758     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2003.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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