Multidetector CT: A new gold standard in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism? State of the art and diagnostic algorithms;La TC multidetettore: Il nuovo gold standard nella diagnosi di embolia polmonare? Stato dell'arte e algoritmi diagnostici

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 49-63

  Russo, Vincenzo ^a   Piva, Tommaso ^a   Lovato, Luigi ^a   Fattori, Rossella ^a   Gavelli, Giampaolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Pulmonary embolism, diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIATION DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 16244372047     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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