Accuracy of CT in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: A systematic literature review

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1819-1827

  Eng, John ^a   Krishnan, Jerry A ^a   Segal, Jodi B ^a   Bolger, Dennis T ^a   Tamariz, Leonardo J ^a   Streiff, Michael B ^a   Jenckes, Mollie W ^a   Bass, Eric B ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

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

EID: 16644381014     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.183.6.01831819     Document Type: Review

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