Value of ventilation/perfusion SPECT detecting extensive pulmonary embolism in a patient with pneumonia

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 993-994

  Olsson, Carl Gustav ^a   Bajc, Marika ^a   Jonson, Björn ^a   Albrechtsson, Ulf ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DICLOFENAC; ERYTHROMYCIN; ESTROGEN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PENICILLIN G; TINZAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SKIN ALLERGY;

EID: 18844431905     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616570     Document Type: Article

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